Atakunmosa East
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Atakunmosa East
Atakunmosa East ((Yoruba
Ilaorun Atakunmosa) is a Local Government Area in Osun State
, Nigeria
. Its headquarters are in the town of Iperindo in the east of the area at7°30′00"N 4°49′00"E.
It has an area of 238 km² and a population of 76,197 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
of the area is 233.
Atakunmosa East ((Yoruba
Yoruba language
Yorùbá is a Niger–Congo language spoken in West Africa by approximately 20 million speakers. The native tongue of the Yoruba people, it is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and in communities in other parts of Africa, Europe and the Americas...
Ilaorun Atakunmosa) is a Local Government Area in Osun State
Osun State
Ọṣun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. Its headquarters are in the town of Iperindo in the east of the area at7°30′00"N 4°49′00"E.
It has an area of 238 km² and a population of 76,197 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
Postal code
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...
of the area is 233.