{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Boripe | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = LGA | motto = | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nigeria | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nigeria | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Osun State | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | leader_name = Odebunmi Sikiru | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 132 | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> <!-- Population ----------------------->| population_as_of = 2006 census | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 139,358 | population_density_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank1 = | population_blank2_title = Religions | population_blank2 = <!-- General information --------------->| | timezone = WAT | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|7|52|0|N|4|39|30|E|type:adm2nd_region:NG|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = 3-digit postal code prefix | postal_code = 230 | area_code = | iso_code = NG.OS.BP | website = | footnotes = }} '''Boripe'''{{audio|LL-Q34311 (yor)-Abike25-Boripe.wav|listen}} is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iragbiji. The current chairman of the council is Odebunmi Sikiru.
It has an area of {{cvt|132|km2}} and a population of 139,358 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 230.<ref>{{cite web|title=Post Offices- with map of LGA |publisher=NIPOST |url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |accessdate=2009-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |archivedate=2009-10-07 }}</ref>
== Boripe North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) == Boripe North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) was created out of Boripe area council for administrative convenience, better development planning and to bring government closer to the grassroot.<ref>{{Cite news |last=sunnews |date=2016-03-23 |title=Matters arising on Osun LCDAs |url=https://thesun.ng/matters-arising-on-osun-lcdas/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2026-02-03 |newspaper=The Sun|language=en}}</ref> The LCDA is created by the Government of Osun State and is responsible for the funding of the council. The LCDA is headed by a chairman, vice chairman and other executive and legislative branches similar to the federally recognized local councils. The current chairman of the LCDA is Bamigbesin Isaac Oladejo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ajibola |first=Akinola |date=2015-05-28 |title=Osun House Of Assembly Passes LCDA Creation Bill Into Law |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2015/05/28/osun-house-of-assembly-passes-lcda-creation-bill-into-law/ |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=Channels Television |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{LGAs and communities of Osun State}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Local government areas in Osun State
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