City Details: Akure

A few alternate names for Akure are: AKR, Akuce, Akure, Akurė, a ku lei, akule, Àkúrẹ́, Акуре, اکورے, 阿庫雷

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Akure

General Information

  • Official Name: Nigeria
  • Common Name: Nigeria
  • Population: 730000
  • Timezone: Africa/Lagos
  • Coordinates: 7.25256, 5.19312
  • Country Code: NGA
  • Continent: Africa

Closest Airports to Akure

  • 1. Akure Airport (AKR), distance from city center: 11.92 km
  • 2. Benin Airport (BNI), distance from city center: 113.30 km
  • 3. Ibadan Airport (IBA), distance from city center: 134.54 km

Location of Akure

Nigeria Country Details

  • Country: Nigeria
  • Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Capital: Abuja
  • Region: Africa
  • Subregion: Western Africa
  • Population: 206,139,587
  • Area: 923,768 km²
  • Languages: English
  • Currency: Nigerian naira (₦)
  • Timezones: UTC+01:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Niger

Holidays in Akure, Nigeria

Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Nigeria for 2026

  • New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
  • Good Friday - 2026-04-03
  • Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
  • Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
  • Children's Day - 2026-05-27
  • Democracy Day - 2026-06-12
  • National Day - 2026-10-01
  • National Youth Day - 2026-11-01
  • Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
  • Boxing Day - 2026-12-28

Museums in Akure, Nigeria