Etsako Central

About

Etsako Central is one of the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State, Nigeria, with its headquarters in the town of Fugar. It is represented in the Edo State House of Assembly by Ahmed Waziri Oshomah of the APC. Notable towns include Fugar, Ogbona, Iraokhor, Anegbete, and Ekperi. The area covers about 660 square kilometres and is located in the northern part of Edo State. About 60% of the population are farmers, hunters and fishermen, growing crops such as yam, cassava, groundnut and maize, with wood carving, blacksmithing and small-scale trade at weekly markets also important. The main language is Afemai, and Islam and Christianity are the most widely practised religions alongside traditional worship.