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Lagelu Local Government Area
Oyo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Iyana-Offa
Peri-urban LGA on the Ibadan-Lagos highway. Known for growing commercial and residential activities.
Lagelu Local Government Area is located in Oyo State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Oyo East senatorial district. The headquarters of Lagelu LGA is Iyana-Offa.
The headquarters of Lagelu Local Government Area is Iyana-Offa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Iyana-Offa is 211101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Lagelu Local Government Area had a population of 197,000 people.
Lagelu 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.
Lagelu 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.
Lagelu Local Government Area is in the Oyo East 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.