Yewa South

Yewa South, (formerly Egbado South), is a Local Government Area in the west of Ogun State, Nigeria bordering the Republic of Benin. Its headquarters are in the town of Ilaro at6°53′00″N 3°01′00″E / 6.88333°N 3.01667°E / 6.88333; 3.01667 in the north of the Area.

Key Information

Yewa South
LGA
Yewa South Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°48′N 2°57′E / 6.800°N 2.950°E / 6.800; 2.950
Country	Nigeria
State	Ogun State
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Salami Lateef Adebayo (APC)
Area
• Total	629 km2 (243 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	168,850
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	111
ISO 3166 code	NG.OG.ES
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It has an area of 629 km² and a population of 168,850 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 111.^[1]( zip code 112061)

The area has 10 wards, Ilaro I, Ilaro II, Ilaro III, Iwoye, Idogo, Owode I, Owode II, Ilobi/Erinja, Oke-Odan and Ajilete.^[2]

The people speak the Yewa dialects of the Yoruba language as well as Ogu language of gbè language family, called “Ègùn” by the Yorùbá language speakers. There are seven areas or villages headed by Obas or Royal Fathers: Ilaro, Idogo, Iwoye, Oke-Odan, Ijanna, Itoro, Owode, Erinja, Ajilete and Ilobi.^[3]

Other towns and villages within the local government area are Olute, Iweke, Ipaja, Itolu, Eredo, Abule Olopa, idologum, Pahayi, Fagbohun, and Ol okuta.

1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. ^ "Yewa South". Ogun State. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
3. ^ "Yewa South". Ogun State. Retrieved 2009-12-20.

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