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Ijebu East Local Government Area
Ogun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Epe
Coastal LGA near Epe Lagoon, known for fishing and the Ijebu people cultural heritage.
Ijebu East Local Government Area is located in Ogun State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ogun East senatorial district. The headquarters of Ijebu East LGA is Epe.
The headquarters of Ijebu East Local Government Area is Epe. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Epe is 111001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ijebu East Local Government Area had a population of 147,000 people.
Ijebu East 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.
Ijebu East 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.
Ijebu East Local Government Area is in the Ogun East 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.