Obafemi Owode
is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the
town of Owode at 6°57′N 3°30′E.
It has an area of 1,410 km² and a population of 228,851 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 110.
Contents
1Historical background
2Boundaries
3Population and area
4People
o 4.1Culture
5Infrastructural Development
o 5.1Health services
6Economic and investment opportunities
o 6.1Agriculture
o 6.2Occupation
o 6.3Major markets
o 6.4Tourism
7Administrative and political divisions
8References
Historical background[edit]
Obafemi Owode Local Government is one of the Local Governments that came into existence
through Edict No.9 of 1976, resulting from the 1976 Local Government reforms, prior to this period,
the administration of the area was carried out by Oba Provincial Authority, Owode District Council
and Obafemi District Council.
Obafemi Owode Local Government has its headquarters at Owode Egba.
Boundaries[edit]
Obafemi Owode Local Government shares common boundaries with the following Local and State
Governments:
North - Odeda Local Government and Oyo State
East - Sagamu and Ikenne Local Governments
South - Ifo Local Government and Lagos State
Population and area[edit]
Population: Obafemi-Owode Local Government has an estimated population of 230,000.
Land mass: It is made up of about 1,204 towns and villages with a land mass of 104,787.07 hectares
of largely agricultural land.
People[edit]
Obafemi Owode Local Government is made up of people residing in Adigbe, Oba, Kobape,
Obafemi, Ogunmakin, Ajebo, Owode, Mowe, Ibafo, Iro town and Mokoloko towns and they are
mostly Egbas. Therefore the common language being spoken is the Yoruba with the Egba dialect.
The traditional institution of the people is predominantly governed by Baales with the exception of a
very early settlement called Iro, Oba Sanusi Ogunrinde Oyero. Eribi IV.
Culture[edit]
An insight into the cultural aspects of the people reveals that they are blessed with rich Yoruba
traditional dances such as Ogodo dance, Egungun and Bolojo dances, in some areas of the Local
Government.
Infrastructural Development[edit]
Obafemi Owode Local Government has some motorable (graded) roads which are linked by state
and federal road network for inter and intra city connections.
The Federal roads running through the Local Government area include:
Lagos-Ibadan Express way
Ibafo
Ibafo 5
Ibafo bridge 2
Abeokuta-Sagamu road
Sagamu-Papalanto road
State roads within the area include:
Owode-Siun-Ofada road
Siun-Iperu road
Owode-Obafemi road
Kobape-Oba-Ojere road
Idi-Aba-Ajebo road
Ogunmakin-Ajebo road
Ofada-Mowe road
