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Abeokuta South Local Government Area
Ogun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Abeokuta
Heart of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Home to Alake Palace, Olumo Rock and major institutions.
Abeokuta South Local Government Area is located in Ogun State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ogun Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Abeokuta South LGA is Abeokuta.
The headquarters of Abeokuta South Local Government Area is Abeokuta. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Abeokuta is 110001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Abeokuta South Local Government Area had a population of 385,000 people.
Abeokuta South 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.
Abeokuta South Local Government Area is in Ogun State, Nigeria. Ogun State is in the South West zone and has its capital at Abeokuta. Ogun State has 20 Local Government Areas in total.
Abeokuta South Local Government Area is in the Ogun Central senatorial district of Ogun 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.