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Gbonyin Local Government Area
Ekiti State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ode-Ekiti
Known for cocoa, yam and kola nut farming. The Ode kingdom is an important traditional institution.
Gbonyin Local Government Area is located in Ekiti State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ekiti Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Gbonyin LGA is Ode-Ekiti.
The headquarters of Gbonyin Local Government Area is Ode-Ekiti. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ode-Ekiti is 360301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Gbonyin Local Government Area had a population of 105,000 people.
Gbonyin Local Government Area was created in 1991 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Gbonyin Local Government Area is in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Ekiti State is in the South West zone and has its capital at Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State has 16 Local Government Areas in total.
Gbonyin Local Government Area is in the Ekiti Central senatorial district of Ekiti State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.