Ado Odo-ota is the second largest local government area in Ogun state which is in the Southwest geopolitical division of Nigeria. Created in May 1989, Ado Odo-ota has its headquarters in the town of Ota and has close proximity to Lagos metropolis. Popular towns and villages in Ado odo-ota LGA include Agbara, Igbesa, Iju-ota, Itele, Owode, Sango ota. Ado odo-ota has an estimated population of 356,744 inhabitants with the vast majority and indigenous occupants of the area being the Awori sub group of the Yoruba tribe.
Popular festivals in Ado odo-ota include the Egungun festival while the area has several landmarks such as the Obasanjo farms in Ota and the Vicarage of St. James Anglican Church which was built in 1842 and is one of the oldest storey buildings in West Africa.
Ado odo-ota has a 68 percent humidity with southward winds blowing at an average speed of 14km/h. Ado odo-ota LGA covers a total area of 878km squared and features two distinct seasons which are the dry and the rainy seasons.
Ado odo-ota local government area is known for the cultivation of crops such as cocoa, kolanut, oil palm, maize, and cassava. The area is also rich in minerals such as gypsum, glass sand, and kaolin.
Ado odo ota LGA was created in May 1989 by the Gen. Ibrahim Babangida military regime.
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