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Irele Local Government Area
Ondo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ode-Irele
Known for palm oil, rubber and the Irele people. Agricultural LGA in southern Ondo.
Irele Local Government Area is located in Ondo State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ondo South senatorial district. The headquarters of Irele LGA is Ode-Irele.
The headquarters of Irele Local Government Area is Ode-Irele. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ode-Irele is 341201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Irele Local Government Area had a population of 116,000 people.
Irele 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.
Irele 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.
Irele Local Government Area is in the Ondo South 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.