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Akure South Local Government Area
Ondo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Akure
Contains Akure, the Ondo State capital. Home to Federal University of Technology Akure.
Akure South Local Government Area is located in Ondo State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ondo Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Akure South LGA is Akure.
The headquarters of Akure South Local Government Area is Akure. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Akure is 340001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Akure South Local Government Area had a population of 353,000 people.
Akure South 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.
Akure South 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.
Akure South Local Government Area is in the Ondo Central 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.