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Ikenne Local Government Area
Ogun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ikenne
Birthplace of MKO Abiola. Known for rubber plantations and the Ikenne Research Station.
Ikenne 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 Ikenne LGA is Ikenne.
The headquarters of Ikenne Local Government Area is Ikenne. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ikenne is 121201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ikenne Local Government Area had a population of 130,000 people.
Ikenne 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.
Ikenne 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.
Ikenne 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.