Ado Ekiti is a city in southwest Nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the Ekiti State. The population in 2006 was 308,621. The people of Ado Ekiti are mainly of the Ekiti sub-ethnic group of the Yoruba and Edo peoples. Edo-Ekiti or Ado-Ekiti as it is now known is often categorized under the Yoruba ethnic group as a result of acculturation over the last few centuries. Ado Ekiti City has a State owned University - the University of Ado Ekiti now Ekiti State University Ado-Ekiti, a privately owned University - Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, a Polytechnic - the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Federal University Oye, FUOYE, Oye-Ekiti, privately owned polytechnic Crown polytechnic, Odo, Ado-Ekiti two local television and radio stations, Nigeria Television Authority Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State Television (BSES), Radio Ekiti, Progress FM Ado Ekiti. One private Radio Voice fm Various commercial enterprises operate in Ado Ekiti. The city is the trade centre for a farming region where yams, cassava, grain, and tobacco are grown. Cotton is also grown for weaving.

Efon is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Effon-Alaaye.

Ekiti South-West is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ilawe Ekiti.

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

Ijero Ekiti is a town in Ekiti State of Nigeria in West Africa. "Ijero Ekiti" refers to a common thought or mutual understanding which is situated in the northwest part of Ekiti State. Ijero Ekiti is the headquarters of Ijero Local Government since 1976. She has other component town under her control such as Ijurin Ekiti, Ikoro Ekiti, Iroko Ekiti, Ayegunle Ekiti, Ipoti Ekiti, Iloro Ekiti, Temidire Ekiti, Ilukuno Ekiti and others are Epe Ekiti, Ara Ekiti, Araromi Ekiti, Oke Oro Ekiti, and Odo Owa Ekiti. The main language spoken by the indigenes of Ijero Ekiti is Ekiti dialect and the Yoruba language.

Ikole is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikole.

Irepodun/Ifelodun is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria.Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA The local government is predominantly a homogeneous society and carefully populated by Yoruba speaking people of the South West of Nigeria.It has an area of 356 km² and a population of 129,149 at the 2006 census. The major religion of the people are mainly Christianity and Islam while a percentage of the people are traditional religion worshipers.

Moba is a local government area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Otun.