Iwajowa

Iwajowa
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Oyo State
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Iwajowa is a Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iwere Ile. Iwere-ile was a former powerful war town in the old Oyo empire, dreadful for many Oyo indigenes, as well as the Alaafin to attack. Iwere-ile became the headquarters of Iwajowa LG in December 1996 upon the creation of the creation of the new local government under the Gen Sanni Abacha's regime. Other villages and settlements include; Iganna, Idiko-ile, Idi-Agemo, Ijeomeso, Ayetoro-Ile, Ijio, Itasa, Ilaja-ile, Elekokan, Ofeegun, Tudi, Jokolo and Ayegun Wasinmin.

It has an area of 2,529 km² and a population of 102,980 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 202.^[1]

Notable individuals from Iwajowa LG include: 1.Late Alhaji S.Bello Arikewuyo 2. Late Chief Michael Awolola Idowu, a retired civil servant who wanted to liberate his people from poverty by becoming the Local Government Chairman, but was denied the opportunity; died on 3 November, 2010. 3. Chief Anibiire 4. Prof Oyetunji 5. Chief Dele Faleti 6. Chief Micheal Adegbite 7.

References

Oyo State State capital: Ibadan LGAs Afijio Akinyele Atiba Atisbo Egbeda Ibadan North Ibadan North-East Ibadan North-West Ibadan South-East Ibadan South-West Ibarapa Central Ibarapa East Ibarapa North Ido Irepo Iseyin Itesiwaju Iwajowa Kajola Lagelu Ogbomosho North Ogbomosho South Ogo Oluwa Olorunsogo Oluyole Ona Ara Orelope Ori Ire Oyo East Oyo West Saki East Saki West Surulere

Am proud of my town Adebayo.Rasheed