Ondo East is a Local Government Area in

Ondo State Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to ...

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. Its headquarters are in the town of Bolorunduro. The

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occupies an area of approximately 896 sq kilometers with a population of 76,096 according to the 2006 population

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. The Local Government is located in the

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and shares boundaries on the North with

Idanre Idanre is a Local Government Area and historic town in Ondo State, Nigeria. The town is located at the foot of the scenic Idanre Hill which is of unique cultural and environmental significance, and attracts many tourists. The town is about sout ...

Local Government, on the South with Ondo West Local Government. Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government on the

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and Atakimosa west in

Osun State Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Og ...

on the North Eastern part. Ondo East Local Government lies between

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5 501 and 50 051 and

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70 301 and 70 001 and it is dominated by feeder roads which serve as links between different communities within the Local Government. The

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of the area is 351.

References

Local Government Areas in Ondo State {{OndoNG-geo-stub