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Ila Local Government Area
Osun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ila Orangun
Known for the historic Ila Orangun kingdom and cocoa, yam farming. Major cultural centre.
Ila Local Government Area is located in Osun State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Osun North senatorial district. The headquarters of Ila LGA is Ila Orangun.
The headquarters of Ila Local Government Area is Ila Orangun. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ila Orangun is 233101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ila Local Government Area had a population of 148,000 people.
Ila 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.
Ila 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.
Ila Local Government Area is in the Osun North 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.