Ejigbo

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7°54′00″N 4°18′54″E / 7.90°N 4.315°E / 7.90; 4.315

Ejigbo
LGA and town
Ejigbo
Coordinates: 7°54′0″N 4°18′54″E / 7.90000°N 4.31500°E / 7.90000; 4.31500
Country	Nigeria
State	Osun State
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Prince Gbolahan Muyiwa Ayegbayo
Area
• Total	373 km2 (144 sq mi)
Population  (2006 Census)
• Total	132,641
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	232
ISO 3166 code	NG.OS.EJ

Ejigbo is a prominent city in Yoruba Land and the headquarters of Ejigbo Local Government Area, one of the oldest local government areas of Osun State in Nigeria. Ejigbo is strategically placed in the middle of the region, as 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Iwo, 30 km (19 mi) from Ogbomoso in the north and 24 km (15 mi) from Ede in the south-east. It is about 40 km (25 mi) north-west of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, and about 95 km (59 mi) north-east of Ibadan. It is part of the Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency. The population is 138,357 according to the GeoNames geographical database. The average elevation is 426 metres (1,398 ft).^[1]

It has an area of 373 square kilometres (144 sq mi) and had a population of 132,641 at the 2006 census. The average annual rainfall is 52.35 inches (1,330 mm), though there are great deviations from this mean value from year to year. Usually, the rainy season lasts from April to October.

The postal code of the area is 232.^[2] Ile Ilupeju, Ejigbo, Osun state.