Ifelodun is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in
Osun State
Osun (; ), is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the wes ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of
Ikirun.
Ifelodun has an area of 114 km and a population of 96,748 at the 2006 census.
The LGA headquarters in Ikirun are about 10 minutes drive north of
Osogbo, the state capital.
There are twelve wards, mostly
agrarian. Crops include kolanut,
palm oil
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, root crops and fruit.
Towns include
Ikirun,
Iba,
Eko-Ende, Eko-Ajala, Obaagun, Dagbolu, Seke, Fidibomi and Oluode.
Neighboring local governments are
Olorunda,
Odo Otin and
Boripe.
The
postal code
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of the area is 231.
References
Local Government Areas in Osun State
Local Government Areas in Yorubaland
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