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Ijero Local Government Area
Ekiti State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ijero-Ekiti
Known for the Elekole of Ikole and major cocoa production. Important agricultural and commercial LGA.
Ijero 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 Ijero LGA is Ijero-Ekiti.
The headquarters of Ijero Local Government Area is Ijero-Ekiti. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ijero-Ekiti is 360401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ijero Local Government Area had a population of 120,000 people.
Ijero Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Ijero 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.
Ijero 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.