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Egbado North Local Government Area
Ogun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ilaro
Known for the Egbado Yoruba people and palm oil farming. Gateway between Ogun and Benin Republic.
Egbado North Local Government Area is located in Ogun State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ogun West senatorial district. The headquarters of Egbado North LGA is Ilaro.
The headquarters of Egbado North Local Government Area is Ilaro. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ilaro is 112001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Egbado North Local Government Area had a population of 212,000 people.
Egbado North 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.
Egbado North 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.
Egbado North Local Government Area is in the Ogun West 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.