Owan West

Owan West
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Edo State
Area
• Total	283 sq mi (732 km^2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Owan West is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Evibobe Ora.^[1]

It has an area of 732 km² and a population of 97,388 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 313.^[2]

Wedding customs

Wedding List is the list given to the intending groom looking to marry a woman from Sabongida Ora (Owan West). Everything on the list is to be purchased and presented at the traditional wedding ceremony (this is to be fixed and agreed on before list is given)^{[3][citation needed]}. The content of the list varies based on the family head, the standard however are;

1. Bride's dowry (depends on the head of the family)
2. Suitcase of clothes
3. An umbrella
4. A Small basin of egusi seeds
5. Twenty-one tubers of yam
6. One smoked/dried antelope
7. Twenty-one kola-nuts (double lobed)
8. One large dried fish
9. Twenty-one pieces of bitter kola
10. A keg of palmwine
11. Twenty-one pieces of alligator pepper
12. Two bottles of schnapps
13. Two bottles of dry gin
14. Two kegs of palm oil (25 litres)
15. Two bags of salt
16. One she-goat
17. A bottle of honey
18. A packet of sugar
19. Two cartons of beer
20. Two cartons of malt drink
21. Two crates each of 3 different soda drinks i.e. Cola, Pepsi, Fanta, Mirinda, Sprite etc.

• Idegbe #500 (depends on family)
• Igele #500 (depends on family)
• Erahoin #1,000 (depends on family)
• Iyanhoin #500 (depends on family)^[4]

Towns and Village

Owan west is made up of three districts which houses several villages. the districts and some of the villages are listed below: District of Iuleha -: Aropo, Avbiognula, Avbiosi, Eruere, Ikpeyan, Iloje, Ivbiodohen, Oah, Obii camp, Ogha Okpuje and so on; District of Ora -: Eme-ora, Igho-usie, Ikpafolame, Ogakha, Ogbeturu, Oke, Orbiogharin, Evibobe ora, Sobe, Uhomora and so on; District of Ozalla-: Ozalla.^[5]

Economy

The crops grown in the local government includes-: Yams, Maize, Cassava, Plantain, Cocoa. According to the 1952 World Bank survey, part of our natural resources are petrol gas, black clay for ceramic industry, natural lakes for fish industry,Timber and others. Owan West local government also hosts a number of market such as Evibobe market, Uhonmora market, Ikhin Market, Eme market, Uzebba market and Ozalla market.

Festivals

There are several festivals celebrated in Owan West Local government which includes; Obazu festival-: Obazu festival is held among the Aomas of Iuleha which is strictly restricted to men folks, Ohonomoimen festival of luleha (Owan/Oras clan,

Ivbamen or Ororuen festival of Ozalla in Owan West, Oriminyan festival of oguta-Evbiame (Owan/Ora) clan.

Economy and Occupation^{[6][page needed]}

References

1. "Edo communal clash paralyses activities as police deploy personnel". Vanguard News. 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
3. Nigeria, Media (2022-04-15). "History Of Owan West LGA, Edo State". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
4. Nigeria, Media (2022-04-15). "History Of Owan West LGA, Edo State". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
5. Nigeria, Media (2018-04-19). "List Of Towns And Villages In Owan West L.G.A, Edo State". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
6. Howison, John (1822). Sketches of Upper Canada, domestic, local, and characteristic : to which are added practical details for the information of emigrants of every class, and some recollections of the United States of America. Oliver & Boyd. ISBN 0-665-16572-2. OCLC 1084238952.