Owan East
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Owan East | |
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 Interactive map of Owan East | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Edo State |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,240 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Owan East is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. The headquarters is in the town of Afuze.[1] The Owan East Local Government Area comprises 69 towns/villages, made up of eight clans (Emai, Igue, Ake-Ievbu, Ihievbe, Ikao, Ivbi-Mion, Ive-Ada-Obi, Otuo and Uokha).[2]
Owan-East is bordered in the north by Akoko-Edo LGA, in the east by Etsako-West LGA, at the west is Ondo State, and at the southwest by Owan-West LGA, while in the South are Esan Central LGA and Uhunmwonde LGA.[3]
The local government is host to various educational institutions such as Federal University of Sports, Afuze; Edo State College of Education, Afuze campus. The Afuze campus consists of School of Physical and Health Education, and Special Needs Education as campus three.[4]
It has an area of 1,240 km2 and a population of 154,385 persons (81,847 males and 72,538 females) at the 2006 census.
