Yewa North (formerly Egbado North) is a Local Government Area in the west of Ogun State, Nigeria bordering the Republic of Benin. Its headquarters are in the town of Aiyetoro (or Ayetoro) at7°14′00″N 3°02′00″E / 7.23333°N 3.03333°E in the north-east of the Area.
It has an area of 2,087 km2. Among the twenty Local Governments in Ogun state, it has the largest expanse of land with a size of 200,213.5 hectares and it has a population of 281,826 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 111.[1] Yewa North has 11 wards namely: Ayetoro Ward I,Ayetoro Ward II, Idofi Ward, Sunwa Ward, Ijoun Ward, Eggua Ward, Ohunbe Ward, Igbogila/Ibese Ward, Joga-Orile/Ibooro Ward, and Imasayi Ward.
References
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. Yewa North Historical Backgrounds Ogun State Biz - Retrieved 2021-02-20
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