Oyo State
Local Government Area · Oyo State
Ibarapa North
About
Ibarapa North is a Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria, with its headquarters in the town of Ayete. Other notable towns in the area include Tapa and Igangan, and each town has a number of villages. The area's population is largely of the Ibarapa people, a Yoruba sub-ethnic grouping whose major occupation is farming. Major markets within the local government include Ajise, Obada, Alaagbaa, Alabi, Konko and Oja-Isale Oke Ola.
History
Ibarapa North was created in 1996 from the old Ifeloju Local Government Area.
Source: Wikipedia: Ibarapa North
Key Facts
State
Oyo State
Headquarters
Ayete
Chairman
Lateef Adebayo Lawal (PDP)
Established
1996
Area
1218 km²
Population
101,092 (2006 census)