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Ondo East Local Government Area
Ondo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ondo
Eastern Ondo city, known for cocoa and the expanding Ondo urban area.
Ondo East 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 Ondo East LGA is Ondo.
The headquarters of Ondo East Local Government Area is Ondo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ondo is 340401.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ondo East Local Government Area had a population of 125,000 people.
Ondo East 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.
Ondo East 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.
Ondo East 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.