Olorunsogo | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 8°45′50″N4°06′14″E / 8.76389°N 4.10389°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Oyo State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Juliana Oluwakemi Akanni (PDP) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Olorunsogo is a Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Igbeti.
It has an area of 1,069 km2 and a population of 81,759 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 212. [1]
It is oppressively hot and cloudy during the wet season, and humid and partially cloudy during the dry season, creating a hot environment all year long. [2] [3] [4]
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