Oye, Ekiti
Oye LGA | |
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LGA and town | |
Interactive map of Oye LGA | |
Oye LGA Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°47′58″N 5°19′42″E / 7.79944°N 5.32833°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Ekiti State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Oluwole Paul |
| • Local Government Secretary | Ayodeji Omowaye |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | over 134,210 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Website | http://ekitistate.gov.ng/administration/local-govt/oye-lga/ |
Oye ⓘis a town and headquarter of Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Oye Local Government Area was carved out from the defunct Ekiti North Local Government on 17 May 1989.
Oye Local Government is bounded by Ilejemeje Local Government to the North, Irepodun/Ifelodun to the South, Ikole local Government to the East and Ido/Osi Local Government to the West.
It comprises the following towns and villages: Oye Ekiti, Ilupeju Ekiti, Ayegbaju Ekiti, Ire Ekiti, Itapa Ekiti, Osin Ekiti, Ayede Ekiti, Itaji Ekiti, Imojo Ekiti, Ilafon Ekiti, Isan Ekiti, Ilemeso Ekiti, Omu Ekiti, Ijelu Ekiti, Oloje Ekiti and a host of others.
The people of the Oye local government are members of the Ekiti subethnic group, and they speak the Ekiti dialect.