| Official Name: | Ondo West | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Ondo State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Oba | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 970 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 283,672 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Module: |
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| Postal Code: | 351 | ||||||
| Governing Body: | Osemawe-in-Council |
Ondo West is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ondo.[1]
It has an area of 970 km and a population of 283,672 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 351.[2]
There are four higher institutions in Ondo West: Adeyemi College of Education established in 1964 by the Federal Government of Nigeria and recently upgraded to a Federal University of Education; National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) established in 1992 by the Federal Government; Wesley University established in 2008 by the Methodist Church, Nigeria; and the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo established by the Ondo State Government in 2015 to train medical and health professionals.