Ovia North-East

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Ovia North-East
LGA
Ovia North East Local Government Area.jpg
Nickname: 
ovia
Ovia North-East
Interactive map of Ovia North-East
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
State Edo State
Boroughs
  • Ovia North-East I
  • Ovia North-East II
Area
 • Total
888 sq mi (2,301 km2)
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Postal code
302

Ovia North-East is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. [1] Its headquarters are in the town of Okada. [2] [3] The local government area is one of the two in Edo state named after the Ovia or Osse river which passes through its territory, the other being Ovia South-West.

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It had an area of 2,301 km2 and a population of 153,849 at the 2006 census. The major communities in the LGA are Okada, Uhen, Utese, [4] Okokhuo, Uhiere, Isiuwa, Ekiadolor, Oluku, Iguoshodin, Utoka, Oghede, Egbeta, Ora, and Ogbese. [5]

The major university in Ovia North-East is Igbinedion University, Okada. [6] There are 174 secondary schools in Ovia North-East [7] [ citation needed ].

Saw milling is a prominent economic activity in Ovia North-East.

The postal code of the area is 302. [8]

Okada is a town in Ovia North-East. Ovia North-East has 13 electoral wards. Agho-Ozomu is a community in Oghede ward and the 17th polling unit in the INEC 2021 database. [9]

Educational institutions in Ovia North-East

University of Benin, [10] Benin city: University of Benin is a federal university located in Ovia North-East local government area.

Igbinedion University, [11] Okada: Igbinedion University is the first private university in Edo state and it is located at Ovia North-East local government area.

References

  1. ↑ "Ovia North-East Local Government Area Archives". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Ovia North-East Local Government Area". www.finelib.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  3. ↑ Daniel, Mfonobong (2020-07-04). "Edo State: List of Local Government Areas & Towns". Nigerian Infopedia. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Utese in Ovia North-East - Edo - CityDir.org". www.citydir.org. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  5. ↑ Iyangbe, Oghogho (2014-03-11). "List of Towns and Villages in Ovia North East LGA". Nigeria Zip Codes. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  6. ↑ "Universities in Ovia North East, Edo State". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  7. ↑ "State Bureau of Statistic, List of Senior Secondary Schools by LGA, Year of Establishment, Number of Class Rooms and Ownership 2016". 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  8. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  9. ↑ Nigeria, Media (2018-04-23). "Ovia North-East L.G.A Polling Units/Wards". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  10. ↑ "UniBEN - HOME". www.uniben.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  11. ↑ "About IUO". Igbinedion University Okada. Retrieved 2023-01-24.


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