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Ijebu Ode Local Government Area
Ogun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ijebu Ode
Historic city of the Ijebu kingdom. Known for the Awujale palace, cocoa and palm oil.
Ijebu Ode 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 Ode LGA is Ijebu Ode.
The headquarters of Ijebu Ode Local Government Area is Ijebu Ode. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ijebu Ode is 120001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ijebu Ode Local Government Area had a population of 200,000 people.
Ijebu Ode 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.
Ijebu Ode 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 Ode 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.