Gbonyin

Major towns

Ode Ekiti Agbado Ekiti Imesi Ekiti Aisegba Ekiti Egbe Ekiti Ijan Ekiti Iluomoba Ekiti Iro Ekiti.

Villages

Aba Baale Aba Jioba Ugboeku Oke Afa Onibedo Camp Alarierin Surulere Camp Aba Oka Oguniyi Aba Oka Isarun Better Life Road Ilupeju Imoru Mayegun The Apostolic Church, Alarudu Ologoji Farm Settlement Momo Farm Settlement Iro Ayeteju; Ijege/Oke Agbani Iro-Ayeteju/Egbe; Aponyinbo Odi-Olowo Apomo Ese Sakunmi Olorunda amongs others.

Population & Geographical Landscape:

The Local Government Council Area was located in the North Eastern part of Ekiti State and covers about 391 kilometer squares. The local government shared territorial boundaries with seven local government viz; Ise/Emure, Ekiti East, Ikole, Irepodun/Ifelodun and Ado Ekiti Local government in Ekiti State, and Akoko-North/West Local government of Ondo State.

The local government council secretariat was located in the East of Ode Ekiti via the Egbe-Isinbode road. According to the 2006 National Population Census figure, the total population of the local government was 147,999; Male: 75,459; Female: 72,734.

Commerce & Industries

The thriving industries in the local government include Timber/Saw mills, rice processing, Garri processing, Palm oil, Kernel processing, Block making, Bakeries, Furnitures, Petrol Stations, Hotels, Printing Press and Banking.

Furthermore, the youths in the local government area are engaged in motor cycle repair, carpentry, fashion designing, hair dressing, small farm holds and petty trading, commercial motorcycle transportation called Okada etc.

Places of interest in the Local Government include:

Little Ose/Ogbe Dam

Oloke Rock at Ode

Forest Reserve at Egbe

Apariko Dam at Aisegba

Omi Agbahan at Iluomoba

Orisa Gbamo at Agbado

Ujilogun at Ijan

Education

There are 46 public primary schools, 18 private nursery and primary schools, 12 public secondary schools, 13 private secondary schools in the local government.

Public primary schools

Lower Holy Trinity, Aisegba Ekiti

Upper Holy Trinity, Aisegba Ekiti

St. James Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

St. Paul’s Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

Methodist Primary School, Egbe Ekiti

St. Mary’s Primary School, Ode Ekiti

St. James Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

Methodist Primary School, Ode Ekiti

Lower Emmanuel Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

St. Luke Primary School, Iro Ekiti

St. Cyprian Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

St. John Primary School, Ode Ekiti

St. Michael Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

St. Paul’s Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

St. Peter’s Primary School, Iluomoba

Upper Emmanuel Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

L. A. Odiolowo, Imesi Ekiti

St. Saviour Primary School, iro Ayeteju Ekiti

Community primary School, Bolorunduro, Aisegba Ekiti

Community Primary School, Ilupeju, Ijan

A.U.D. Primary School Agbado ekiti

A.U.D. Primary School, Ode Ekiti

CAC Primary School, Ausegba Ekiti

Community Primary School, Ajebamidele, Iluomoba

Community Primary School, Olorunda, Imesi Ekiti

St. Francis Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

Community Primary School, Iploe Agbado ekiti

CAC Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

St. Silas Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

AUD Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

CAC Primary School, Egbe Ekiti

Community Primary School, Agbonkoji, Egbe Ekiti

Muslim Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

St. John Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

St. Victor Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

St Michael Primary School Ode Ekiti

Community Primary School, Surulere Ode Ekiti

Community Primary School, Aponu, Imesi Ekiti

CAC Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

C&S Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

C&S Primary School Agbado ekiti

St. Ang. Primary School, Ijan Ekiti

CAC Primary School, Iro Ekiti

Community Primary School, Abajioba, Ode Ekiti

Celestial Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

CAC Ijan Ekiti

Private Primary Schools

Sterling Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti

United Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti

Gofamint Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti

Christ Majesty Nursery and Primary School, Ode Ekiti

God’s Grace Nursery and Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Jobabeg Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Ife Oluwa Nursery and Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Excellent Gateway Nursery and Primary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Oluwafunmilayo Nursery and Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

Toluwa Nursery and Primary School, Imesi Ekiti

Emmanuel Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Titilola Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Bosotos Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Scyro Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Resurrection Nursery and Primary School, Agbado Ekiti

Oluwaseyi Nursery and Primary School, Egbe Ekiti

Omotola Nursery and Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

Ranti Nursery and Primary School, Iluomoba Ekiti

Public Secondary Schools

Ode High School, Ode Ekiti

Aisegba Community grammar School, Aisegba Ekiti

Ojugbaye Comprehensive High School, Imesi Ekiti

Ijanmodu Comprehensive High School, Ijan Ekiti

Ileowuro Hogh School, Agbado Ekiti

Community Grammar School, Iulomoba Ekiti\

Methodist High School, Egbe Ekiti

Comprehensive High School, Aisegba Ekiti

Sola Babalola Memorial High School, Iro Ekiti

Ayeteju Comprehensive High School, Iro Ekiti

Ayo Daramola Grammar School, Ijan Ekiti

New Era College, Ode Ekiti

Private Secondary Schools

Faith and Love College, Ode Ekiti

Tasco Secondary School, Ode Ekiti

Amazing Grace Secondary School, Ode Ekiti

Christ the Answer College, Aisegba Ekiti

JOBABEC Secondary School, Aisegba Ekiti

God Grace Secondary School, Aisegba Ekiti

Christ International College, Agbado Ekiti

Royal Academic College, Agbado Ekiti

Health Care

The Gbonyin Local Government Area has two (2) General Hospitals, one at Ijan-Ekiti and the other at Ode-Ekiti. The Health Facilities in the local government are:

1. Comprehensive Health Centre, Ode Ekiti 2. Comprehensive Health Centre, Agbado Ekiti 3. Comprehensive Health Centre, Aisegba Ekiti 4. Comprehensive Health Centre, Imesi Ekiti 5. Comprehensive Health Centre, Ijan Ekiti 6. Basic Health Centre, Ode Ekiti 7. Basic Health Centre, Agbado Ekiti 8. Basic Health Centre, Ipole 9. Basic Health Centre, Aisegba Ekiti 10. Basic Health Centre, Bolorunduro 11. Basic Health Centre, Iluomoba Ekiti 12. Basic Health Centre, Ajebamidele 13. Basic Health Centre, Ijan Ekiti II 14. Basic Health Centre, Ilupeju 15. Basic Health Centre, Egbe Ekiti 16. Basic Health Centre, Iro Ekiti 17. Basic Health Centre, Iro Ayeteju 18. Staff Clinic 19. Model Health Centre, Ode Ekiti The Private Hospitals in Gbonyin Local Government Area are: 1. Opeyemi Clinic and Maternity, Agbado-Ekiti 2. Biotom Medical Clinic and Maternity, Aisegba Ekiti 3. Evangelic Church of West Africa (ECWA) Hospital, Egbe Ekiti 4. Biotom Medical Clinic and Maternity, Ijan Ekiti 5. Oluseyi Clinic and Maternity, Iluomoba Ekiti 6. Ile Olaolu Clinic, Imesi Ekiti

The postal code of the area is 370.