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Egbedore Local Government Area
Osun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Awo
Agricultural LGA known for cocoa and palm oil farming. Gateway between Osun and Kwara States.
Egbedore 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 Egbedore LGA is Awo.
The headquarters of Egbedore Local Government Area is Awo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Awo is 234101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Egbedore Local Government Area had a population of 95,000 people.
Egbedore 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.
Egbedore 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.
Egbedore 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.