🏠 Local Government Area • Oyo State • Oyo North
Orelope Local Government Area
Oyo State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Igboho
Known for the Olugbon of Orile Igbon palace. Agricultural LGA in northern Oyo.
Orelope 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 Orelope LGA is Igboho.
The headquarters of Orelope Local Government Area is Igboho. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Igboho is 212501.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Orelope Local Government Area had a population of 98,000 people.
Orelope 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.
Orelope 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.
Orelope 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.