Yewa North

Yewa North
Egbado North
Yewa North is located in Nigeria
Yewa North
Yewa North
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°09′N 2°55′E / 7.150°N 2.917°E / 7.150; 2.917
Country Nigeria
StateOgun State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilOgunyomi Oluwole (APC)
Area
 • Total2,087 km2 (806 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total181,826
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
111
ISO 3166 codeNG.OG.EN
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Yewa North (formerly Egbado North) is a Local Government Area in the west of Ogun State, Nigeria bordering the Republic of Benin. Its headquarters are in the town of Aiyetoro (or Ayetoro) at7°14′00″N 3°02′00″E / 7.23333°N 3.03333°E / 7.23333; 3.03333 in the north-east of the Area.

It has an area of 2,087 km2. Among the twenty Local Governments in Ogun state, it has the largest expanse of land with a size of 200,213.5 hectares and it has a population of 281,826 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 111.[1] Yewa North has 11 wards namely: Ayetoro Ward I,Ayetoro Ward II, Idofi Ward, Sunwa Ward, Ijoun Ward, Eggua Ward, Ohunbe Ward, Igbogila/Ibese Ward, Joga-Orile/Ibooro Ward, and Imasayi Ward.

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.