🏠 Local Government Area • Oyo State • Oyo North
Irepo Local Government Area
Oyo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Kisi
Border LGA with Benin Republic, known for cross-border trade, yam and cassava farming.
Irepo Local Government Area is located in Oyo State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Oyo North senatorial district. The headquarters of Irepo LGA is Kisi.
The headquarters of Irepo Local Government Area is Kisi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kisi is 212101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Irepo Local Government Area had a population of 127,000 people.
Irepo 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.
Irepo 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.
Irepo Local Government Area is in the Oyo North 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.