Ovia South-West

Ovia South-West
LGA
Interactive map of Ovia South-West
Country	Nigeria
State	Edo State
Area
• Total	1,082 sq mi (2,803 km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Ovia South-West is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. ^[1] Its headquarters are in the town of Iguobazuwa. ^[2] It's part of Edo south senatorial district with ondo state.has an area of 2,803km² and a population of 135,356 at the 2006 census^{[ citation needed ]}. The postal code of the area is 302. ^[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 North-East.

History

It has several towns and villages, such as; Aghobahi, Igueze, Usen, Ugbogui, Ora, Ajakurama, Ofunama, Abere, Inikrogha, Gbeoba, Gbolukanga and Udo.

Climate condition

Ovia south west climate condition it has tropical climate with hot temperature and high humidity, experience rainy season (from April to October) and dry season (from November to March). Daytime temperature range from high 20s to 30s and nighttime temperature are worm high 20s to low 30s. ^[4]

Agricutural activities

The Ovia south west of Edo State the agricultural activities are farming, fishing, and livestock farming. The farming involve farming of maize, cassava, Yam, okra etc. ^[5] again Rubber Plantation is their agricultural activities.

References

1. "Obaseki receives royal blessings from village heads in Ovia South West". Vanguard News. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
2. "Edo 2020: Obaseki receives royal blessings from Ovia South West village heads". Businessday NG. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
3. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
4. "Climate: South West Nigeria". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
5. "THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN OVIA SOUTHWEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA". www.projectsxtra.com. Retrieved 2025-11-10.