Imeko Afon
| Imeko Afon | |
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| LGA | |
 Imeko Afon
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| Coordinates: 7°38′N 2°52′E / 7.633°N 2.867°ECoordinates: 7°38′N 2°52′E / 7.633°N 2.867°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| State | Ogun State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,655 km2 (639 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 82,217 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 111 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.OG.IA |
Imeko Afon is a Local Government Area in the west of Ogun State, Nigeria bordering the Republic of Benin. Its headquarters are in the town of Imeko at coordinates 7°29′00″N 2°53′00″E / 7.48333°N 2.88333°E.
The local Government was created from the old Egbado North Local Government in December 1996, during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. The land area is about 1,711.43 square kilometres (660.79 sq mi). The land is rolling, with small hills rising between 15 and 70 metres above sea level. The Yewa River runs through the area from North to South, with its tributaries, the rivers Oyan and Oha. The LGA is bounded in the north by Oyo State, to the east by the Abeokuta North LGA, to the south by the Yewa North LGA and to the west it shares an international border with Benin. The international border is 93 kilometres (58 mi), and is one of the most accessible stretches of border between the two countries.
The Local Government is divided into ten political wards: Imeko, Afon, Ilara, Iwoye/Jabata, Idofa, Owode/Obada/Idi-Ayin, Moriwi / Matale /Oke-Agbede, Agborogbomo, Atapele and Kajole / Agberiodo. Imeko, the LGA headquarters, is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) by road from Ketou, a major trading town in Benin. The second largest settlement, Ilara, merges into Kanga in Benin.
The 1991 population census gave a population of about 118,339. The people are mostly Yorubas of Ketu origin, but there are significant numbers of Ohori and Egun speaking people. As a border community, other West African people live in the LGA, including a substantial number of Fulani nomads.
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