6-507: Ibarapa East is a Local Government Area in Oyo State , Nigeria , made up of the Ibarapa people . Its headquarters are in the town of Eruwa . It has an area of 838 km and a population of 118,226 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 201. Ibarapa East Local Government with its headquarters at Eruwa was established 1989. It covers an area of 705.78sq kmof land with
12-603: A local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman. The councillors fall under the legislative arm of the Local Government , the third tier of government in Nigeria, below
18-631: The estimated population of over 120, 220 according to 2006 Census figure. The Local Government is classified as sub urban Local Government. It is bounded in the West by Ibarapa Central Local Government, in the East by Ido Local Government while it’s bounded in the North and South by Iseyin and Odeda Local Government in Ogun state. The Local Government consists of multi-ethnic nationalities; though predominantly Yorubas,
24-555: The people of the area include trading and cloth weaving. The Local Government has towns and villages among which are: Eruwa, Lanlate, Okolo, Maya, Temidire, Idi-Ope, Adeagbo, Elere, Onirope, Akete, Obanese, Alapa, Lagaye, Abule Baale, Ijesa, Babamogba etc. Currently, Ibarapa East is having ten (10) Political wards. This Oyo State , Nigeria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Local Government Areas of Nigeria Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by
30-689: The populace. As a result of this, the Local Government encourages and facilitates agricultural empowerment and developmental initiatives. This explains why the area is a hub to so many Agro-Allied investments. Among the agro-allied companies located in the area are:- Nico Oil Palm Plantation, Zartech, Global-West, Obasanjo farms among others. Aside this, the Local Government is housing two institutions of higher learning namely; Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa and Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate. Other mercantile activities noticeable among
36-495: The presence of other nationalities is equally felt in the Local Government Area such as Fulanis, Igbos, TIVs, Jukuns among others. The economic life of the Local Government is dependent on Agriculture. The Local Government Area has admirable tropical climate which favours the growth of both food and cash crops. The agricultural sector provides income and employment opportunities for over seventy-five (75) percent of
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