Official Name: | Ovia South-West | ||||||
Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
Subdivision Name: | ![]() | ||||||
Subdivision Name1: | Edo State | ||||||
Subdivision Type2: | Capital | ||||||
Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
Area Total Km2: | 2,803 | ||||||
Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
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Ovia South-West is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria.[1] Its headquarters are in the town of Iguobazuwa.[2] It has an area of 2,803km and a population of 135,356 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 302.[3] The local government area is one of the two in Edo state named after the Ovia or Osse river which passes through its territory, the other being Ovia North-East.
It has several towns and villages, such as; Aghobahi, Igueze, Usen, Ugbogui, Ora and Udo.