Akure North

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Akure North
LGA
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Akure North
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Akure North
Coordinates: 7°15′46″N5°18′57″E / 7.26278°N 5.31583°E / 7.26278; 5.31583
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
State Ondo State
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Akure North is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iju/Itaogbolu. [1]

It has an area of 660 km2 (250 sq mi) and a population of 131,587 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 340. [2]

Climate

Akure North falls within Ondo State’s humid tropical savanna belt, experiencing a major rainy season from April to October and a shorter dry season. The LGA sees high rainfall around July to September and stable warm temperatures year-round. [3]

References

  1. "Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State Archives | Premium Times Nigeria" . Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Ondo, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 2025-11-29.