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Osogbo Local Government Area
Osun State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Osogbo
Contains Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Home to the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, textiles and state government.
Osogbo 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 Osogbo LGA is Osogbo.
The headquarters of Osogbo Local Government Area is Osogbo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Osogbo is 210001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Osogbo Local Government Area had a population of 358,000 people.
Osogbo 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.
Osogbo 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.
Osogbo 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.