Map of Ikirun, Nigeria

Ikirun is a city in Osun State, Nigeria, with a population of about 134,240. It lies at 7.9128°N, 4.6674°E. Ikirun is about 336 km (209 mi) west of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Otan Ayegbaju, 14 km to the east.

Ikirun at a glance

Where is Ikirun?

• The 11th largest city in Osun State on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 40 min on the shortest day to 12 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ikirun

• Otan Ayegbaju — 14 km east
• Oyan — 19 km northeast
• Osogbo — 20 km southwest
• Ilobu — 22 km west
• Offa — 27 km north
• Ila Orangun — 29 km northeast
• Oke Mesi — 29 km east
• Ijebu-Jesa — 30 km southeast
• Ede — 32 km southwest
• Ilesa — 33 km south

Largest cities in Osun State

• Osogbo — 645,000
• Ile-Ife — 560,000
• Ilesa — 325,000
• Iwo — 250,443
• Ikire — 222,160
• Ila Orangun — 179,192
• Inisa — 164,161
• Ede — 159,866
• Gbongan — 139,485
• Ejigbo — 138,357

Largest cities in Nigeria

• Lagos — 15,388,000
• Kano — 4,910,000
• Ibadan — 3,649,000
• Abuja — 2,690,000
• Port Harcourt — 2,120,000
• Kaduna — 1,850,000
• Benin City — 1,782,000
• Onitsha — 1,553,000
• Aba — 1,160,000
• Maiduguri — 1,110,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.