Oka Akoko is the headquarters of Akoko South-West Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. It is mainly an agricultural community on hilly terrain, ringed by hills arranged in a circular formation that make it a scenic destination. The paramount traditional ruler of the Oka Akoko Kingdom is the Olubaka of Oka. A notable attraction is the Oke-Maria Catholic Grotto, which grew from a hilltop site where Father Seminati reported an apparition of the Virgin Mary; in December 1974 the diocese erected a statue of Mary there and consecrated the hill as a place of prayer, and it has since become a Marian pilgrimage centre. The town also holds an annual New Yam Festival on the first Saturday of August, which marks the start of the yam harvest and recognises achievements within the community.
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Population Estimate Year Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Nigeria: States & Cities
citypopulation.deCities and urban settlements table, 1991 census
Oka Akoko ON 44,309
Cities and urban settlements table, census year
Oka Akoko ON 44,309
View the Source 2. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone.tab, Africa/Lubumbashi
IANA Time Zone DatabaseNG row of zone.tabQuote, NG row of zone.tab
Africa/Lagos
Oka Akoko (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Nigeria, Lead, country
Oka-Akoko is the headquarters of Akoko South-West Local Government of Ondo State, Nigeria
On Continent: Africa, Lead, country and continent
Oka-Akoko is the headquarters of Akoko South-West Local Government of Ondo State, Nigeria
In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Lead, place and region
Oka-Akoko is the headquarters of Akoko South-West Local Government of Ondo State, Nigeria
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