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Akoko North West Local Government Area
Ondo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Okeagbe
Known for the Akoko Yoruba people and cocoa farming. Agricultural LGA in northern Ondo.
Akoko North West Local Government Area is located in Ondo State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ondo North senatorial district. The headquarters of Akoko North West LGA is Okeagbe.
The headquarters of Akoko North West Local Government Area is Okeagbe. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Okeagbe is 342101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Akoko North West Local Government Area had a population of 128,000 people.
Akoko North West 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.
Akoko North West Local Government Area is in Ondo State, Nigeria. Ondo State is in the South West zone and has its capital at Akure. Ondo State has 18 Local Government Areas in total.
Akoko North West Local Government Area is in the Ondo North senatorial district of Ondo 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.