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Afijio Local Government Area
Oyo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Jobele
Agricultural LGA known for cocoa and yam farming. The Afijio people are predominantly Yoruba.
Afijio Local Government Area is located in Oyo State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Oyo Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Afijio LGA is Jobele.
The headquarters of Afijio Local Government Area is Jobele. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Jobele is 210001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Afijio Local Government Area had a population of 145,000 people.
Afijio 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.
Afijio Local Government Area is in Oyo State, Nigeria. Oyo State is in the South West zone and has its capital at Ibadan. Oyo State has 32 Local Government Areas in total.
Afijio Local Government Area is in the Oyo Central senatorial district of Oyo 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.