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Odo-Otin Local Government Area
Osun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Okuku
Known for the Okuku kingdom and yam farming. Agricultural LGA in central Osun.
Odo-Otin 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 Odo-Otin LGA is Okuku.
The headquarters of Odo-Otin Local Government Area is Okuku. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Okuku is 234501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Odo-Otin Local Government Area had a population of 123,000 people.
Odo-Otin 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.
Odo-Otin 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.
Odo-Otin 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.