Ovia North-East
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Ovia North-East | |
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| Nickname: ovia | |
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Edo State |
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• Total | 2,301 km2 (888 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postal code | 302 |
Ovia North-East is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria.[1] Its headquarters are in the town of Okada.[2][3] The local government area is one of the two in Edo state named after the Ovia or Osse river which passes through its territory, the other being Ovia South-West.
It had an area of 2,301 km2 and a population of 153,849 at the 2006 census. The major communities in the LGA are Okada, Uhen, Utese,[4] Okokhuo, Uhiere, Isiuwa, Ekiadolor, Oluku, Iguoshodin, Utoka, Oghede, Egbeta, Ora, and Ogbese.[5]
The major university in Ovia North-East is Igbinedion University, Okada.[6] There are 174 secondary schools in Ovia North-East[7][citation needed].
Saw milling is a prominent economic activity in Ovia North-East.
The postal code of the area is 302.[8]
Okada is a town in Ovia North-East. Ovia North-East has 13 electoral wards. Agho-Ozomu is a community in Oghede ward and the 17th polling unit in the INEC 2021 database.[9]
