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Owo Local Government Area
Ondo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Owo
Historic city of the Owo Yoruba people. Known for the Owo Museum of Antiquities and bronze art.
Owo 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 Owo LGA is Owo.
The headquarters of Owo Local Government Area is Owo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Owo is 341001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Owo Local Government Area had a population of 245,000 people.
Owo 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.
Owo 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.
Owo 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.