Oriade

Oriade
—  LGA  —
Oriade Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°35′N 4°52′E / 7.583°N 4.867°E / 7.583; 4.867Coordinates: 7°35′N 4°52′E / 7.583°N 4.867°E / 7.583; 4.867
Country	Nigeria
State	Osun State
Area
- Total	465 km2 (179.5 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
- Total	148,617
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	233
ISO 3166 code	NG.OS.OD

Oriade is a Local Government area in the northeastern part of Osun State. It is predominantly occupied by the Ijesa people. Its capital is Ijebu-Jesa (or Ijebu Ijesha) in the north of the area at7°41′00″N 4°49′00″E / 7.6833333°N 4.8166667°E / 7.6833333; 4.8166667.

It has an area of 465 km² and a population of 148,617 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 233.^[1]

The area covers various cities and towns, including parts of Ilesa, Ijebu-Jesa, Ipetu-Ijesa, Erinmo, Erin-Ijesa, Iloko, Ijeda, Iwaraja, Erin-oke^[2], Ikeji-Arakeji, Ikeji-Ile, Ira-Ikeji,Orisunbare,Iwoye, Owena, Dagbaja, Omo-Ijesa, Ilo-Ayegunle, Ere, Eti-Oni, Apoti, Ijinmo etc.

There are tourists sites such as Oluminrin Water Falls among others.

Women in towns like Ipetu Ijesa, Ikeji Ile, Ikeji-Arakeji work are mat weavers. This is derived from local long grass called "Eni" in the local dialect.

References

1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
2. ^ {{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Omolebi/Erin-Oke}