Ido-Osi is a town located in

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. The local government is full of rural towns and villages and is one of the local government

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s of Ekiti State. It is very close to other local districts, including Moba, Ijero, Ilejemeje and Ado. The local government

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is hosted by Ido with the secretariat sited in between Ido town and Usi.

Geography

Ido osi LGA experiences two different seasons: the dry season and the rainy season, both of which are classified as tropical. In the LGA, the average temperature is 28 degrees

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, and the relative

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is 60 percent.

Economy

Ido osi LGA is a farming area for a number of different

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, including

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, and cocoa. Additionally, the area has a thriving commercial sector, with marketplaces like the Ido osi modern market where locals of the LGA go to buy and sell a wide variety of things available in the area. Hunting, handicrafts, and the preparation and selling of medicinal roots and herbs are some of the other significant economic activities in the Ido osi LGA.

References

Local Government Areas in Ekiti State Local Government Areas in Yorubaland {{Ekiti-geo-stub