Ita Egbe

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Ita Egbe is a village located in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State [1] with the population of 1776 as of 1963 according to the Nigeria Population Census, [2] it is noted for its extensive agricultural activities around the area and by being one of the largest palm oil producers in Ipokia Local Government of Ogun state.

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Ita Egbe
Ìta Ẹgbẹ́
Ita-Egbe
Village
Ita Egbe
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Ita Egbe
Coordinates: 6°38′42″N2°49′57″E / 6.64504°N 2.83263°E / 6.64504; 2.83263 [3]
Country Nigeria
State Ogun
Local Government Area Ipokia
Local Council Development Area Idiroko
Founded byOregi
Government
  TypeBaale
  ChiefSaanu Babayanju Adenle
Time zone GMT+01:00
Area code +234

Postal code

Ita Egbe postal code is 112101. [4] It is the unified postal code used in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria.

Location

Cuisine

Every family at Ita Egbe eats either Tuwo that is made with corn flour or Ẹ̀kọ mostly referred to as pap with a delicious soup every day and this is linked to the fact that they produce tonnes of corn every year.

Other cuisine are:

Occupation

The main occupation of Ita Egbe is agriculture. Both male and female workers are involved in one or another aspect of agriculture.

Other occupations include:

Being one of the villages near Nigeria/Benin border, some of the villagers smuggles rice, cooking oil, turkey, chicken and petrol among others [5] [6]

Education

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References

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  2. Office, Nigeria Federal Census. Population Census of Nigeria, 1963: Northern Region: Western Region. 2 pts.
  3. "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org.
  4. "112101 · Nigeria". 112101 · Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  5. "Smugglers' playground". The Sun Nigeria. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  6. Ibekwe, Nicholas (2020-02-01). "SPECIAL REPORT: Despite restriction on fuel supply to border communities, smuggling, extortion still rife" . Retrieved 2020-02-15.