Oredo

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 km^2)
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

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.

External links

• Oredo travel guide from Wikivoyage