Ovia South-West

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

Last updated September 20, 2025

Ovia South-West is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria.^[1] Its headquarters are in the town of Iguobazuwa.^[2] It 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.

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

References

↑ "Obaseki receives royal blessings from village heads in Ovia South West". Vanguard News. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
↑ "Edo 2020: Obaseki receives royal blessings from Ovia South West village heads". Businessday NG. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

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[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.

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