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Oredo
LGA
Oredo Local Government Area Secretariat
Motto: Oredo the greatest
Country	Nigeria
State	Edo State
Government
• Type	Democracy
Area
• Total	96 sq mi (249 km)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Oredo is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in Benin City. Its capital city is Benin City which also is the capital city of Edo State, Nigeria. Benin City is also the capital city of the Benin Empire. The Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba Ewuare II's palace is located here. There are four major markets in Oredo Local Government Area; Oba market, New Benin market, New market and Ekiosa market.

Residents include the Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II and Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama Of Benin Kingdom.

Geography

It has an area of 249km and a population of 374,671 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 300.

Oredo Marriage Registry

The Oredo marriage registry is located at Ring road in Benin City. The registry is used for the legal joining of couples.

References

1. "ResearchGate | Find and share research". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
2. Edoaffairs (2019-08-16). "Edo State Local Government Areas and Headquarter Edoaffairs". Edoaffairs. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
3. Webmaster (2018-02-25). "Inside the Oba of Benin's palace". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
4. "List of Towns and Villages in Oredo LGA". Nigeria Zip Codes. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
5. "Welcome to the Official website of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion |THE ESAMA OF BENIN KINGDOM". igbinedion.net. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
6. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
7. "Oredo Local Government Council marriage registry » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

External links

• Oredo travel guide from Wikivoyage

v t e Edo State
State capital: Benin City
Local government areas	Akoko Edo Egor Esan Central Esan North-East Esan South-East Esan West Etsako Central Etsako East Etsako West Igueben Ikpoba Okha Orhionmwon Oredo Ovia North-East Ovia South-West Owan East Owan West Uhunmwonde
Education	Universities Ambrose Alli University Benson Idahosa University Edo University Igbinedion University, Okada Mudiame University Samuel Adegboyega University University of Benin Wellspring University Polytechnics Auchi Polytechnic Edo State Polytechnic Usen Kings Polytechnic Shaka Polytechnic Colleges of education College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi College of Education, Ekiadolor Edo Technical College Secondary schools Edo College Federal Government Girls College, Benin Lumen Christi International High School, Uromi Presentation National High School
Healthcare	Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Teaching Hospital Stella Obasanjo Women and Children Hospital University of Benin Teaching Hospital See also: List of hospitals in Edo State
Mass media	Newspapers Nigerian Observer Prime 9ja Online Obaland Television Edo Broadcasting Service Nigerian Television Authority Africa Independent Television Independent Television Radio 88.1 90.5 92.3 92.7 93.7 94.1 94.3 95.7 96.9 97.3 100.1 101.5 105.5
Transportation	Benin Airport Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Tourist attractions	Landmarks Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin Benin City National Museum Holy Aruosa Cathedral Sports venues Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Parks Okomu National Park Ogba Zoo Reserves Okomu Forest Reserve Ohosu Game Reserve
Sport clubs	Edo Queens F.C. Bendel Insurance F.C. Bendel United F.C.
Culture	Igue festival Literature
Languages and dialects	Edo Edoid Esan Afenmai Enwan Ghotup Igwe Ikhin Ikpeshi Ivbiosakon Okpela Ososo Sasaru Uneme Akuku Oloma Okpe

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