Ona Ara

Ona Ara
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Oyo State
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Musbaudeen Adesina Sanusi (PDP)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Nigeria First Cooperative Building

Ona Ara is a Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Akanran.

It has an area of 290 km^2 and a population of 265,059 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 200.[1]

History

Ona ara LGA was established in 1989.[2]

Geography

With an average temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, Ona ara Local Government Area spans 290 square kilometers. The Local Government Area experiences two distinct seasons, known as the wet and dry seasons, with an average wind speed of 10 km/h in the region.[2]

Economy

The main source of income for the residents of Ona ara LGA is agriculture, with a range of fruits and nuts, including cocoa, kolanut, and cashew, cultivated nearby. Ona ara Local Government Area (LGA) is home to multiple marketplaces where a wide range of goods and services are traded, contributing to the Local Government Area's thriving trade. The residents of Ona ara Local Government Area also engage in significant economic activities such as wood carving, hunting, weaving, and dying textiles.[2]

Word and community understand Ona Ara Local Government Area:[2]

Akanran

Araromi

Aperin

Agugu

Badeku

Gbada Efon

Gbedun

Odi Odeyale

Odi Aperin

Ogbere[3]

Ogbere Tioya

Ojoku/Ajia

Olode

Ojebode

Olorunsogo

Oremeji

Olorunda

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. "Ona-ara Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
3. Report, Agency (2021-10-12). "Akin Alabi continues women empowerment in Egbeda, Ona Ara". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-02-27.