Okitipupa is a town in Okitipupa Local Government Area in Ondo State, and it is the headquarter of the same local government. It is part of the Ikale-speaking nation in Ondo State.

Understand

History

Okitipupa town used to be known as "Ode-Idepe". The name "Okitipupa" originated from the elevation of the town and the red colour of the soil. Okiti means "hilly land," while pupa means "red," and the combination of the two led to the formation of the new name. It was however a result of the frequent usage by travellers and traders who journeyed down from other communities to trade in the central market of the town, and rather than referring to the town by its name, they merely described its physical landscape. Today, the inhabitants use the names Okitipupa and Idepe interchangeably.

Climate

Okitipupa has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate.

Stay safe

Okitipupa is a cool state, it is known to be relatively safe as there is no real chaos in the state, the environment is serene and peaceful.

Sleep

• 1 Coastal Hotel & Suites, Coastal Road. Check-out: noon. 
• 2 Domfav Hotel & Suites, NDDC Quarters, ☏ +234 8085422387. Check-out: noon. 
• 3 Malodex Maryland Hotel, Bagudu Street. Check-out: noon. 

Connect

You would probably found available in most places in Nigeria, all the major mobile phone service networks but with varying degree of reliability and usability. Often times, it is customary to experience network outage for all or some of the mobile phone service providers. Such situation is particularly common in small cities/towns or in some remote areas of a city. And do not be surprised too that in some cities or towns, different networks tends to be more stable and reliable in different locations of the city at varying times.

In all, if you are planning a visit to Okitipupa, be sure to plan on having multiple SIMS, preferably for all the mobile service providers as you can't tell which will be more stable and reliable at a time in your location. And if you will risk not having one, you might be better off not dropping the MTN network, because,from record, they seem to perform well than the others, though their rates may be high and their offers and services might be stringent, but you might be more assured of seamless voice and data connection. The various broadband cellular network available include 2G, 3G, and 4G networks, but the coverage of the 4G network is not widespread

Glo (Globacom) boast of fast network speed for internet browsing activities, but that might only be enjoyable in limited locations. Airtel is fairly satisfactory for all you might need, including rates and network stability. As for 9mobile, they also perform well in internet browsing speed but not without locational limitations