Illela is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Illela.
Illela shares a border with the Republic of Niger to the north. It has an area of 1,246 km and a population of 150,489 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 843.
The average annual temperature in Illela, Nigeria, is 33.71ðC, which is 4.25% warmer than the country's average. There are also 50.21 days with precipitation each year.
Climate change in Illela is indicated by trends in Wetter Precipitation, where total precipitation is rising.