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Boripe Local Government Area
Osun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Iragbiji
Known for the Boripe people and cocoa farming. Agricultural LGA in central Osun.
Boripe Local Government Area is located in Osun State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Osun Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Boripe LGA is Iragbiji.
The headquarters of Boripe Local Government Area is Iragbiji. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Iragbiji is 234001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Boripe Local Government Area had a population of 128,000 people.
Boripe 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.
Boripe 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.
Boripe Local Government Area is in the Osun Central 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.