List of 18 Local Government Areas in Ondo State and Their Headquarters.
Ondo State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria which was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Ondo state’s slogan is “Sunshine State” and its capital city is Akure. Ondo State has a total land area of about 15,820 Km2.
There are 18 Local Government Areas LGAs in Ondo state namely Akoko North-East, Akoko North-West, Akoko South-East, Akoko South-West, Akure North, Akure South, Ese Odo, Idanre, Ifedore, Ilaje, Okeigbo, Irele, Odigbo, Okitipupa, Ondo East, Ondo West, Ose and Owo.
Its Major crops are cocoyam, Rubber, Oil Palm, Cashew, and Cocoa. Its mineral Resources are Bitumen, Timber, Crude oil, Limestone, Granite, Coal, and Columbine.
Ondo state has 18 Local Government Areas LGAs namely Akoko North-East, Akoko North-West, Akoko South-East, Akoko South-West, Akure North, Akure South, Ese Odo, Idanre, Ifedore, Ilaje, Okeigbo, Irele, Odigbo, Okitipupa, Ondo East, Ondo West, Ose and Owo.
List of 18 Local Government Areas in Ondo State and Their Headquarters.
Ondo State Local Government Areas and their headquarters, administrative capitals
LGA | Headquarters |
Akoko South East | Oka |
Akure North | Iju/Itaogbolu |
Akoko North East | Ikare |
Akure South | Akure |
Akoko South West | Isua |
Akoko North West | Okeagbe |
Ese-Odo | Igbekebo |
Idanre | Owena |
Ifedore | Igbara Oke |
Ilaje | Igbokoda |
Ile-Oluji-Okeigbo | Ile Oluji |
Irele | Irele |
Odigbo | Ore |
Ondo East | Bolorunduro |
Okitipupa | Okitipupa |
Owo | Owo |
Ose | Ifon |
Ondo West | Ondo |
Ondo State consists of 18 local government areas, namely:
- Akoko North-East (headquarters in Ikare)
- Akoko North-West (headquarters in Okeagbe)
- Akoko South-East (headquarters in Isua)
- Akoko South-West (headquarters in Oka)
- Akure North (headquarters in Iju / Itaogbolu)
- Akure South (headquarters in Akure)
- Ese Odo (headquarters in Igbekebo)
- Idanre (headquarters in Owena)
- Ifedore (headquarters in Igbara Oke)
- Ilaje (headquarters in Igbokoda)
- Ile Oluji/Okeigbo (headquarters in Ile Oluji)
- Irele (headquarters Ode-Irele)
- Odigbo (headquarters in Ore)
- Okitipupa (headquarters in Okitipupa)
- Ondo East (headquarters in Bolorunduro)
- Ondo West (headquarters Ondo Town)
- Ose (headquarters in Ifon)
- Owo (headquarters in Owo Town)
List of 18 Local Government Areas in Ondo State and Their Headquarters.