🏠 Local Government Area • Oyo State • Ibadan South
Ona-Ara Local Government Area
Oyo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Akanran
Agricultural and peri-urban LGA south of Ibadan, known for cassava and palm oil farming.
Ona-Ara Local Government Area is located in Oyo State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Ibadan South senatorial district. The headquarters of Ona-Ara LGA is Akanran.
The headquarters of Ona-Ara Local Government Area is Akanran. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Akanran is 200301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ona-Ara Local Government Area had a population of 195,000 people.
Ona-Ara 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.
Ona-Ara 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.
Ona-Ara Local Government Area is in the Ibadan South 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.