# Owan East

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Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria

LGA in Edo State, Nigeria

Owan East LGA Interactive map of Owan East Country Nigeria State Edo State Area • Total 1,240 km2 (480 sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

**Owan East** is a [Local Government Area](/source/Local_Government_Areas_of_Nigeria) of [Edo State](/source/Edo_State), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria). The headquarters is in the town of [Afuze](/source/Afuze).[1] The Owan East Local Government Area comprises 69 towns/villages, made up of eight clans (Emai, Igue, Ake-Ievbu, [Ihievbe](/source/Ihievbe), Ikao, Ivbi-Mion, Ive-Ada-Obi, Otuo and [Uokha](/source/Uokha)).[2]

Owan-East is bordered in the north by [Akoko-Edo](/source/Akoko_Edo) LGA, in the east by [Etsako-West](/source/Etsako_West) LGA, at the west is [Ondo State](/source/Ondo_State), and at the southwest by [Owan-West](/source/Owan_West) LGA, while in the South are [Esan Central](/source/Esan_Central) LGA and [Uhunmwonde](/source/Uhunmwonde) LGA.[3]

## Education

The local government is host to various educational institutions such as Federal University of Sports, Afuze; Edo State College of Education, Afuze campus. The Afuze campus consists of School of Physical and [Health Education](/source/Health_education), and [Special Needs Education](/source/Special_education) as campus three.[4]

It has an area of 1,240 km2 and a population of 154,385 persons (81,847 males and 72,538 females) at the 2006 census.

## Climate Condition

Owan East experiences both wet and dry seasons in its tropical environment, which is hot and muggy.[5]

## Postal codes

The [postal code](/source/Postal_code) of the area is 313. (Emai: 313101, Ihievbe: 313102, Ive-Ada-Obi: 313103, Uokha: 313104, Ivbi-Mion: 313105, Igue: 313106, Otuo: 313107, and Ikao: 313108)[6][7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Oluwagbemi, Ayodele (2016-02-09). ["Afuze: An Olympic Games Village for reptiles and rodents"](https://punchng.com/afuze-an-olympic-games-village/). *[The Punch](/source/The_Punch)*. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Ugbona | Nigeria Facts"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210628092757/http://nigeriafacts.net/ugbona). *nigeriafacts.net*. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["About Owan East - Afemai People"](https://afemai.org.ng/about-owan-east/). 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Anyanwu, Samuel (2025-02-13). ["Governor Okpebholo Commends President Tinubu for Establishing Federal University of Sports in Afuze"](https://fmino.gov.ng/governor-okpebholo-commends-president-tinubu-for-establishing-federal-university-of-sports-in-afuze/). *Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation*. Retrieved 2025-07-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Weather forecast and conditions for Owan East, Edo 31, Nigeria - The Weather Channel | weather.com"](https://weather.com/en-TT/weather/today/l/Esan+North+East+Edo+31+Nigeria?canonicalCityId=98f116dc7ec6b4258ea4e7033cf3a5d7). *The Weather Channel*. Retrieved 2025-11-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Post Offices- with map of LGA"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx). NIPOST. Archived from [the original](http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx) on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["nigeriapostcodes.com/views/rural.php"](http://www.nigeriapostcodes.com/views/rural.php). Retrieved 2012-03-02.

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