🏠 Local Government Area • Oyo State • Oyo West
Ibarapa North Local Government Area
Oyo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ayete
Known for yam and cocoa farming. Small LGA in western Oyo bordering Ogun State.
Ibarapa North 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 North LGA is Ayete.
The headquarters of Ibarapa North Local Government Area is Ayete. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ayete is 213201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ibarapa North Local Government Area had a population of 108,000 people.
Ibarapa North 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 North 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 North 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.