Ibarapa North

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Ibarapa North
LGA
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Ibarapa North
Coordinates: 7°38′46″N3°09′33″E / 7.6461°N 3.1591°E / 7.6461; 3.1591
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Oyo State
Government
  Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilLateef Adebayo Lawal (PDP)
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Ibarapa North

Ibarapa North is a Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria. It was created in 1996 from old Ifeloju L.G. Its headquarters are in the town of Ayete. Other notable towns in the LG are Tapa and Igangan. Each of the towns has quite a number of villages. The current chairman is Lateef Adebayo Lawal (PDP).

The major markets within the LG include Ajise, Obada, Alaagbaa, Alabi, Konko, Oja-Isale Oke Ola etc.

It has an area of 1,218 km2 and a population of 101,092 at the 2006 census, consisting of the Ibarapa people, a Yoruba sub-ethnic grouping with major occupation been farming.

The postal code of the area is 201. [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.