Oredo Towns And Villages

Oredo is a Local Government Area in Edo State, Nigeria, and covers Benin City’s historic core. Its headquarters sits at Ogbe, near the Oba of Benin’s palace. The area covers about 249 square kilometres.

The 2006 census counted 374,515 residents. Projections put the 2022 figure near 553,300. Oredo holds twelve wards: Ogbe, GRA/Etete, Uzebu, Urubi/Evbiemwen/Iwehen, Ihogbe/Isekhere/Ore-Oghene/Ibiwe, New Benin I, New Benin II, Oredo, Ikpema/Eguadase, Unueru/Ogboka, Ogbelaka/Nekpenekpen and Ibiwe/Iwegie/Ugbague.

Bini traders and craftsmen fill the quarters around the Oba’s palace, Ring Road and New Benin market. Oredo borders Egor to the north and Ikpoba-Okha to the east within Edo State.

Key facts
StateEdo State
HeadquartersOgbe
Wards12
Population (2006 census)374,515
Population (2022 projection)553,300
Areaabout 249 square kilometres
Towns and villages listed57

The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, the GRID3 settlement dataset and the GeoNames gazetteer:

  1. Agbado
  2. Akwakwa
  3. Amangba
  4. Benin City
  5. Eben
  6. Ebo
  7. Egbiri
  8. Eguadase
  9. Ekae
  10. Ekhaguere
  11. Elema
  12. Etete
  13. Evbiemwen
  14. Evbiyomwanru
  15. Evbodia
  16. Evborohun
  17. GRA
  18. Ibiwe
  19. Ichue
  20. Igogogin
  21. Iguhie
  22. Iguikpe
  23. Iguisi
  24. Ihogbe
  25. Ikpema
  26. Ikpoba
  27. Irhuenowina
  28. Isekhere
  29. Isiemwenro
  30. Iwegie
  31. Iwehen
  32. New Benin
  33. Odia
  34. Odogu
  35. Ogba
  36. Ogbe
  37. Ogbelaka
  38. Ogboka
  39. Ogiza
  40. Oke-Mole
  41. Okedo
  42. Oliha
  43. Ore-Oghene
  44. Oredo
  45. Ubagbon
  46. Ugbague
  47. Ugbor
  48. Ugho
  49. Uholor
  50. Uhunmudumu
  51. Umegbe
  52. Unueru
  53. Ureghin
  54. Urubi
  55. Utonbubu
  56. Uweyoba
  57. Uzebu