Abeokuta North

LGA in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abeokuta North

LGA

Abeokuta North

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 7°12′N 3°12′E﻿ / ﻿7.200°N 3.200°E﻿ / 7.200; 3.200
Country|  Nigeria
State| Ogun State
Government

• Local Government Chairman| Adebayo Ayorinde (APC)
Area

• Total

| 808 km2 (312 sq mi)
Population

(2006 census)

• Total

| 201,329
Time zone| UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix|

110

ISO 3166 code| NG.OG.AN

Abeokuta North is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Akomoje, near Abeokuta. It has an area of 808 km2 and a population of 201,329 at the 2006 census.

The local government area includes the Oyan Dam, an important source of water to the cities of Lagos and Abeokuta. Communities who rely on the Oyan lake for fishing and water supply show high levels of urinary Schistosoma infection.[1]

The postal code of the area is 110.[2]

## See also

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* Abeokuta North constituency

## References

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1. ^ O. P. Akinwale; G. C. Oliveira; M. B. Ajayi; D. O. Akande; S. Oyebadejo & K. C. Okereke. "Squamous Cell Abnormalities in Exfoliated Cells from the Urine of Schistosoma haematobium-Infected Adults in a Rural Fishing Community in Nigeria". World Health & Population, 10(1) 2008: 18-22. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
2. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

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Ogun State

State capital: Abeokuta

Local government areas|

* Abeokuta North
* Abeokuta South
* Ado-Odo/Ota
* Ewekoro
* Ifo
* Ijebu East
* Ijebu North
* Ijebu North East
* Ijebu Ode
* Ikenne
* Imeko Afon
* Ipokia
* Obafemi Owode
* Odogbolu
* Odeda
* Ogun Waterside
* Remo North
* Sagamu
* Yewa North
* Yewa South

Towns and villages|

* Ago Iwoye
* Arepo
* Atan Ota
* Idiroko
* Ifonyintedo
* Ijebu Igbo
* Ijebu Ode
* Ijoko
* Iju, Ogun
* Ilara-Ogudo Yewa
* Ilaro
* Ilishan-Remo
* Iperu, Ogun
* Isonyin
* Ita Egbe
* Itele
* Iwoye-Ketu
* Lisa, Ogun
* Mobalufon
* Mowe
* Odosenlu Alaro
* Ogere Remo
* Oru-Ijebu
* Ota, Ogun
* Pahayi
* Wasinmi, Nigeria

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