Oyun
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| other_name = Ilemona
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| nickname = OYUN
| settlement_type = LGA
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| subdivision_name1 = Kwara State
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| leader_title = Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
| leader_name = Dr Waheed Ibrahim Olaitan
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Oyun is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ilemona.
It has an area of 476 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 94,253 at the 2006 census. The major towns in Oyun are Erin-IIe, Ira, Igosun, Ojoku, Igbona, Inaja, Ikotun, Ijagbo and Ipee. While Yoruba is the major language spoken at the Oyun LGA. Its climate supports crops such as Potatoes, Mangoes, Corn and Cassava. It also has large mineral deposits of Granite. ILEMONA as a town has population of over 100,000 inhabitants and land good for farming and manufacturing businesses.
The postal code of the area is 240. {{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | access-date = 2009-10-20 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archive-date = 2012-11-26 }}
References
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[https://www.oyunlaroyna.org oyun oyna] 13 dec 2023 [https://web.archive.org/web/20231216095049/https://www.oyunlaroyna.org Archive]
{{LGAs and communities of Kwara State}}
Category:Local Government Areas in Kwara State
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