# Orolu

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{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [Osun State](/source/Osun_State)
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| leader_name = Abolade Nureni Adekunle
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'''Orolu'''{{audio|LL-Q34311 (yor)-Abike25-Orolu.wav|listen}} is a [Local Government Area](/source/Local_Government_Areas_of_Nigeria) in [Osun State](/source/Osun_State), Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ifon (or [Ifon Osun](/source/Ifon_Osun)) at{{Coord|7|52|00|N|4|29|00|E|region:AU_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}. The current chairman of the council is Abolade Nureni Adekunle.

It has an area of 80&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} and a population of 103,077 at the 2006 census.

The [postal code](/source/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 | access-date = 2009-10-20 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | archive-date = 2009-10-07 }}</ref>

== Orolu Area Council ==
Orolu Area Council was created out of Orolu 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=2026-02-04 |newspaper=[The Sun](/source/The_Sun_(Nigeria))|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 council is Oladejo Kazeem A.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kamorudeen |first=Adabanija |date=2021-09-05 |title=The names of the newly appointed local government caretaker chairmen in the state of Osun. |url=https://www.adabanijaglobal.com.ng/the-names-of-the-newly-appointed-local-government-chairmen-in-the-state-of-osun/ |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Omo Adabanija Global |language=en-US}}</ref><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=2026-02-04 |website=Channels Television |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{LGAs and communities of Osun State}}

Category:Local government areas in Osun State

{{Osun-geo-stub}}

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