Edu, Nigeria

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Edu
Coordinates: 8°53′31″N5°12′36″E / 8.8919°N 5.21°E / 8.8919; 5.21
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kwara State
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Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Edu, Nigeria

Edu is a Local Government Area in Kwara State. A Nupe speaking area in Nigeria. Edu consists of Lafiagi, Tsaragi and Tshonga Town. Its headquarters are in the town of Lafiagi.

It has an area of 2,542 km2 and a population of 201,469 as of the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 243. [1]

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References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.