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Aiyedade Local Government Area
Osun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ikire
Known for the Aiyedade people and yam, cocoa farming. Gateway LGA between Osun and Ogun States.
Aiyedade Local Government Area is located in Osun State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Osun West senatorial district. The headquarters of Aiyedade LGA is Ikire.
The headquarters of Aiyedade Local Government Area is Ikire. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ikire is 232001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Aiyedade Local Government Area had a population of 182,000 people.
Aiyedade 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.
Aiyedade Local Government Area is in Osun State, Nigeria. Osun State is in the South West zone and has its capital at Osogbo. Osun State has 31 Local Government Areas in total.
Aiyedade Local Government Area is in the Osun West senatorial district of Osun 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.