Oredo

LGA in Edo State, Nigeria

Oredo
LGA
Oredo Local Government Area Secretariat
Motto: Oredo the greatest
Country	Nigeria
State	Edo State
Government
• Type	Democracy
Area
• Total	96 sq mi (249 km²)
Time zone	UTC+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.^{[citation needed]} 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

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

External links

Oredo travel guide from Wikivoyage

Edo State

State capital: Benin City

Local Government Areas

Education

Universities	Ambrose Alli University Benson Idahosa University Edo University Igbinedion University, Okada Mudiame University Samuel Adegboyega University University of Benin Wellspring University
Polytechnics	Auchi Polytechnic Edo State Polytechnic Usen Kings Polytechnic Shaka Polytechnic
Colleges of education	College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi College of Education, Ekiadolor Edo Technical College
Secondary schools	Edo College Federal Government Girls College, Benin Lumen Christi International High School, Uromi Presentation National High School University Preparatory Secondary School

Healthcare

Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Teaching Hospital
Stella Obasanjo Women and Children Hospital
University of Benin Teaching Hospital

Mass media

Newspapers	Nigerian Observer Prime 9ja Online Obaland
Television	Edo Broadcasting Service Nigerian Television Authority Africa Independent Television Independent Television
Radio	88.1 90.5 92.3 92.7 93.7 94.1 94.3 95.7 96.9 97.3 100.1 101.5 105.5

Transportation

Tourist attractions

Landmarks	Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin Benin City National Museum Holy Aruosa Cathedral
Sports venues	Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium
Parks	Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo
Reserves	Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve