| Official Name: | Yewa North | ||||||
| Other Name: | Egbado North | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Ogun State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Ogunyomi Oluwole (APC) | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 2087 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 181,826 | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 7.15°N 57°W | ||||||
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 111 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.OG.EN |
Yewa North (formerly Egbado North) is a Local Government Area in the west of Ogun State, Nigeria bordering the Republic of Benin. Its headquarters are in the town of Aiyetoro (or Ayetoro) at in the north-east of the Area.
It has an area of 2,087 km. Among the twenty Local Governments in Ogun state, it has the largest expanse of land with a size of 200,213.5 hectares and it has a population of 281,826 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 111.[1] Yewa North has 11 wards namely: Ayetoro Ward I,Ayetoro Ward II, Idofi Ward, Sunwa Ward, Ijoun Ward, Eggua Ward, Ohunbe Ward, Igbogila/Ibese Ward, Joga-Orile/Ibooro Ward, and Imasayi Ward.
2. Yewa North Historical Backgrounds Ogun State Biz - Retrieved 2021-02-20