Ejigbo
Ejigbo | |
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town | |
Interactive map of Ejigbo | |
Ejigbo | |
| Coordinates: 7°54′0″N 4°18′54″E / 7.90000°N 4.31500°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Osun State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Prince Gbolahan Muyiwa Ayegbayo |
| Area | |
• Total | 373 km2 (144 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 Census) | |
• Total | 132,641 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 232 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.OS.EJ |
Ejigbo (ⓘ) is a Nigerian city situated in the central region of Osun State. It is the capital of Ejigbo Local Government Area. It covers 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Iwo, 30 km (19 mi) from Ogbomoso in the north and 24 km (15 mi) from Ede in the south-east. It is about 40 km (25 mi) north-west of Osogbo, and about 95 km (59 mi) north-east of Ibadan. It is part of the Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency. The population is 138,357 according to the GeoNames geographical database. The average elevation is 426 metres (1,398 ft).
It has an area of 373 square kilometres (144 sq mi) and had a population of 132,641 at the 2006 census. The average annual rainfall is 52.35 inches (1,330 mm), though there are great deviations from this mean value from year to year. Usually, the rainy season lasts from April to October.
The postal code of the area is 232.