Oluyole

Oluloye local government area is in Oyo state, South-west geopolitical zone of Nigeria with the headquarters of the LGA in the town of Idi Ayunre. Oluloye LGA shares boundaries with the Ibadan South-west, Ibadan South-east, Ona ara, and Ido LGAs and with parts of Ogun state. The towns and villages that make up Oluloye LGA include Olode, Idi Ayunre, Ayegun, Pegba, Latunde, Orita, Ona elewe, and Orisunbare. The estimated population of Oluloye LGA is put at 249,800 inhabitants with the area mostly populated by members of the Yoruba ethnic group. The Yoruba language is commonly spoken in the area while the religions of Christianity and Islam are practiced in the LGA. Notable landmarks in the LGA include institutions such as the Kamar industries and Rom oil.

GEOGRAPHY OF OLUYOLE

Oluloye LGA covers a total area of 629 square kilometres and has an average temperature of 28 degrees centigrade. The LGA witnesses two distinct seasons which are the dry and the rainy seasons with the total precipitation in the LGA put at an estimated 1750 mm of rainfall per annum.

ECONOMY OF OLUYOLE

Oluloye LGA is an industrialized locality and hosts several industries such as the CNC Quarry and the KULUN Quarry companies. The LGA also hosts a number of financial institutions, hotels, and government owned establishments. Farming, hunting, blacksmithing, wood carving, and trade are other critical economic features of Oluloye LGA.

HISTORY OF OLUYOLE

Oluloye LGA was created in the year 1976 following the Local government reforms of the same year.