Gbonyin
| Gbonyin | |
|---|---|
| LGA | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
|
| State | Ekiti State |
| Capital | Ode-Ekiti |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic Government |
| • Local Government Chairwoman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Funke Odunlade |
| • Local Government Secretary | Omoniyi Ebenezer |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Aiyekire (or Gbonyin) is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria.
The Geographical entity known as Gbonyin Local Government was created in October 1st 1996 out of Ekiti East Local Government having High Chief Zacheaus Adebowale Ofi as the pioneer chairman. Upon the creation of Ekiti State in October 1st 1996, Gbonyin Local Government (officially named Ayekire in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) is one of the sixteen Local Government created with the headquarters at Ode Ekiti.
The Local Government is predominantly a homogenous society and carefully populated by Yoruba speaking people of the South West Zone of Nigeria. The Religions are mainly Christian and Islamic while a percentage of the people are Traditional religion worshipers.
The Local Government is made up of 8 major towns and several villages. All the towns have recognized traditional rulers (Obas).
Population & Geographical Landscape:
The Local Government Council Area was located in the North Eastern part of Ekiti State and covers about 391 kilometer squares. The local government shared territorial boundaries with seven local government viz; Ise/Emure, Ekiti East, Ikole, Irepodun/Ifelodun and Ado Ekiti Local government in Ekiti State, and Akoko-North/West Local government of Ondo State.
The local government council secretariat was located in the East of Ode Ekiti via the Egbe-Isinbode road. According to the 2006 National Population Census figure, the total population of the local government was 147,999; Male: 75,459; Female: 72,734.
The thriving industries in the local government include Timber/Saw mills, rice processing, Garri processing, Palm oil, Kernel processing, Block making, Bakeries, Furnitures, Petrol Stations, Hotels, Printing Press and Banking.
Furthermore, the youths in the local government area are engaged in motor cycle repair, carpentry, fashion designing, hair dressing, small farm holds and petty trading, commercial motorcycle transportation called Okada etc.
Places of interest in the Local Government include:
There are 46 public primary schools, 18 private nursery and primary schools, 12 public secondary schools, 13 private secondary schools in the local government.
The Gbonyin Local Government Area has two (2) General Hospitals, one at Ijan-Ekiti and the other at Ode-Ekiti. The Health Facilities in the local government are:
The postal code of the area is 370.
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