Oriade Towns And Villages

Oriade is a Local Government Area in the northeast of Osun State, Nigeria, home to the Ijesa people. Its headquarters is Ijebu-Jesa, at roughly 7°41′00″N 4°49′00″E. The area covers about 465 square kilometres.

The 2006 census counted 148,379 residents. A 2022 projection puts the figure near 192,600. Oriade holds twelve wards: Erin-Oke, Erin-Ijesa, Ijebu-Jesa, Iwoye, Ikeji-Ile, Ira, Ijeji Arakeji/Owena, Apoti Dagbaja, Ipetu Ijesa I, Ipetu-Ijesa II, Ijeda Iloko and Erinmo/Iwaraja.

The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit directory, GeoNames, and the GRID3 Nigeria settlement layer:

  1. Aba Lawani
  2. Adedeji
  3. Afero
  4. Afinbiokin
  5. Alabameta
  6. Alahere
  7. Anaye
  8. Apoti
  9. Aramoja
  10. Araromi Erinmo
  11. Araromi Jeje
  12. Araromi-Omiran
  13. Arodo
  14. Asalu
  15. Bolorunduro
  16. Dagbaja
  17. Ede Oyinbo
  18. Ere
  19. Erin-Ijesa
  20. Erin-Oke
  21. Erinmo
  22. Eti Oni
  23. Fiade Onigba
  24. Ifofin-Ipetu
  25. Igando
  26. Igbelayewa
  27. Ijaregbe
  28. Ijeda
  29. Ijimo
  30. Ikeji Arakeji
  31. Ikeji-Ile
  32. Ilo Ayegunle
  33. Iloko
  34. Ilokun
  35. Iloro
  36. Ipetu-Ijesa
  37. Ira
  38. Irokin
  39. Itamerin
  40. Iteogun
  41. Iwaraja
  42. Iwoye
  43. Kajola
  44. Lawaye
  45. Oke-Ana
  46. Oke-Odo-Isogan
  47. Olokuta
  48. Omo-Ijesa
  49. Oniga
  50. Onikoko
  51. Orisakeji
  52. Orisunbare
  53. Orita
  54. Owena
  55. Owode
  56. Powerline
  57. Sawe