Odigbo
About
Odigbo is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria, with its headquarters in the town of Ore. It covers an area of 1,818 square kilometres and is home to people of the Ondo lineage as well as Furupagha-Ijaw communities, with many towns and villages spread across the area. Ore is the largest town and sits on the Shagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway, a busy highway, which makes it a commercial hub where people from across the country live. The local government area borders the Ondos to the north, the Ikales to the east, the Ijebus of Ogun State to the south and Osun State to the west. Several villages are also inhabited by non-indigenes, including people from Oyo and Osun States and Ikale people from neighbouring local government areas in Ondo State.
History
Odigbo local government has two major kingdoms: the Odigbo kingdom, whose paramount ruler is the Orunja of Odigbo, and the Araromi-Obu kingdom, whose paramount ruler is the Ajobu of Araromi-Obu. Major towns in the area include Araromi-Obu, Odigbo, Ajue and Ore.
Source: Wikipedia: Odigbo
Key Facts
State
Ondo State
Headquarters
Ore
Area
1,818 km²
Population
600,000 (2020 census estimate); 230,351 at the 2006 census