🏠 Local Government Area • Ogun State • Ogun East
Ogun Waterside Local Government Area
Ogun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Abigi
Riverine LGA on the Ogun River, known for fishing, timber and the riverine Ijebu communities.
Ogun Waterside 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 Ogun Waterside LGA is Abigi.
The headquarters of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area is Abigi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Abigi is 121401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ogun Waterside Local Government Area had a population of 85,000 people.
Ogun Waterside 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.
Ogun Waterside 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.
Ogun Waterside 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.