Offa
in Offa of Kwara State, Nigeria

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
8.149 and 4.721 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 8° 8' 56" and E 4° 43' 14"
Currency and Currency Code:
Naira - NGN
Spoken languages:
English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:35 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Africa/Lagos
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:26 am and 6:50 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-8.542 and -172.516 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Atafu Village
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Nigeria in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Nigeria.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Nigeria. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Touring Offa

Offa in Offa (Kwara State) with it's 113,830 residents is a town located in Nigeria about 200 mi (or 321 km) west of Abuja, the country's capital place.

Time in Offa is now 09:35 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Lagos with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports nearby Offa, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Nigeria is Ilorin International Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in a distance of 30 mi (or 48 km), South.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ilemona, Okuku, Otan Ayegbaju, Ila Orangun and Ikirun. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 36°C / 97 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Evening Temperature 39°C / 102 °F
Night Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 40%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 69% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

36°C (97 °F)
28°C (83 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

37°C (99 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

36°C (96 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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1440/2019 Ramadan Tafsir Day 14|by Imam Agba Offa.

Published: May 21, 2019
Length: 01:21 min
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Author: AL-AMEEN TV.

AL-AMEEN ISLAMIC TV OFFA. Watch Latest Imam Offa Lecture Sorry for the delay. Jazakumullahu Khairan.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Offa, Nigeria

Offa, Kwara State, is a city located in central Nigeria with a population of 300 - 400 thousand. The vegetation in Offa is savanna vegetation and the city is noted for its weaving and dyeing trade, using vegetable dyes made from locally grown indigo and other plants. Offa is well known for cultivation of Sweet potatoes and maize which also formed part of the favourite staple foods of the indigenes in the town. Offa in one of her eulogy is being address as the home of sweet potatoes.

Located at 8.147, 4.72 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Local Government Areas in Kwara State, Populated places in Kwara State


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Offa, Оффа