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Aiyedire Local Government Area
Osun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ikoyi
Agricultural LGA known for cocoa and palm oil farming. The Aiyedire people have strong cultural identity.
Aiyedire 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 Aiyedire LGA is Ikoyi.
The headquarters of Aiyedire Local Government Area is Ikoyi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ikoyi is 232101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Aiyedire Local Government Area had a population of 113,000 people.
Aiyedire 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.
Aiyedire 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.
Aiyedire 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.