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Ita Egbe

Coordinates: 6°38′42″N 2°49′57″E / 6.64504°N 2.83263°E / 6.64504; 2.83263
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Ita Egbe
Ìta Ẹgbẹ́
Ita-Egbe
Village
Ita Egbe
Ita Egbe is located in Nigeria
Ita Egbe
Ita Egbe
Coordinates: 6°38′42″N 2°49′57″E / 6.64504°N 2.83263°E / 6.64504; 2.83263[1]
CountryNigeria
StateOgun
Local Government AreaIpokia
Local Council Development AreaIdiroko
Founded byOregi
Government
 • TypeBaale
 • ChiefSaanu Babayanju Adenle
Time zoneGMT+01:00
Area code+234

Ita Egbe is a village located in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State[2] with the population of 1776 as of 1963 according to the Nigeria Population Census,[3] it is noted for its extensive agricultural activities around the area and by being one of the largest palm oil producers in Ipokia Local Government of Ogun state.

Postal code

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Ita Egbe postal code is 112101.[4] It is the unified postal code used in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria.

Location

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Cuisine

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Every family at Ita Egbe eats either Tuwo that is made with corn flour or Ẹ̀kọ mostly referred to as pap with a delicious soup every day and this is linked to the fact that they produce tonnes of corn every year.

Other cuisine are:

Occupation

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The main occupation of Ita Egbe is agriculture. Both male and female workers are involved in one or another aspect of agriculture.

Other occupations include:

  • Hunting
  • Fishing
  • Blogging
  • Programming

Being one of the villages near Nigeria/Benin border, some of the villagers smuggles rice, cooking oil, turkey, chicken and petrol among others[5][6]

Education

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References

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  1. ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org.
  2. ^ Ibekwe, Nicholas (2020-02-01). "SPECIAL REPORT: Despite restriction on fuel supply to border communities, smuggling, extortion still rife". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  3. ^ Office, Nigeria Federal Census. Population Census of Nigeria, 1963: Northern Region: Western Region. 2 pts.
  4. ^ "112101 · Nigeria". 112101 · Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  5. ^ "Smugglers' playground". The Sun Nigeria. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  6. ^ Ibekwe, Nicholas (2020-02-01). "SPECIAL REPORT: Despite restriction on fuel supply to border communities, smuggling, extortion still rife". Retrieved 2020-02-15.