Emure

This article is about the town. For the musical ensemble, see Emmure.

Emure
LGA and town
Emure
Coordinates: 7°27′N 5°28′E / 7.450°N 5.467°E / 7.450; 5.467
Country	Nigeria
State	Ekiti State
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Joseph Adebayo
• Local Government Secretary	Dupe Ogundele
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Emure is a town in the Ekiti State of Nigeria. It is also called Emure Ekiti. It became much better known after the king of Emure's grandson Adewale Ogunleye made it into the NFL for the Chicago Bears.

Emure Ekiti is one of the more prosperous towns in Ekiti. Emure consists of four major streets named Oke Emure, Odo Emure, Idamududu and Ogbontioro. Emure Ekiti has two major secondary schools: Ijaloke Grammar school, Orija High School and Ise Emure Grammar school.

Coordinates: 07°27′N 05°28′E / 7.450°N 5.467°E / 7.450; 5.467

Ekiti State

State capital: Ado Ekiti

LGAs	Ado Ekiti Gbonyin Efon Ekiti East Ekiti South-West Ekiti West Emure Ido Osi Ijero Ikere Ikole Ilejemeje Irepodun/Ifelodun Ise/Orun Moba Oye

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