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Ibarapa East Local Government Area
Oyo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Lanlate
Agricultural LGA known for yam and cassava farming. The Ibarapa people have strong cultural heritage.
Ibarapa East Local Government Area is located in Oyo State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Oyo West senatorial district. The headquarters of Ibarapa East LGA is Lanlate.
The headquarters of Ibarapa East Local Government Area is Lanlate. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Lanlate is 213101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ibarapa East Local Government Area had a population of 118,000 people.
Ibarapa East 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.
Ibarapa East 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.
Ibarapa East Local Government Area is in the Oyo West 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.