Oredo
LGA
Oredo Local Government Area Secretariat
Oredo Local Government Area Secretariat
Motto: 
Oredo the greatest
Country Nigeria
StateEdo State
Government
 • TypeDemocracy
Area
 • Total96 sq mi (249 km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Oredo is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria.[1] Its headquarter is in Benin City. Its capital city is Benin City which also is the capital city of Edo State,[2] Nigeria. Benin City is also the capital city of the Benin Empire. The Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba Ewuare II's palace is located here.[3] There are four major markets in Oredo Local Government Area; Oba market, New Benin market, New market and Ekiosa market.[4]

Residents include the Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II and Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama Of Benin Kingdom.[5]

Geography

It has an area of 249km2 and a population of 374,671 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 300.[6]

Oredo Marriage Registry

The Oredo marriage registry is located at Ring road in Benin City. The registry is used for the legal joining of couples.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "ResearchGate | Find and share research". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ↑ Edoaffairs (2019-08-16). "Edo State Local Government Areas and Headquarter Edoaffairs". Edoaffairs. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  3. ↑ Webmaster (2018-02-25). "Inside the Oba of Benin's palace". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  4. ↑ "List of Towns and Villages in Oredo LGA". Nigeria Zip Codes. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to the Official website of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion |THE ESAMA OF BENIN KINGDOM". igbinedion.net. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  7. ↑ "Oredo Local Government Council marriage registry » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  • Oredo travel guide from Wikivoyage


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