Odo Otin is a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in
Osun State
Osun (; ), is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the wes ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of
Okuku.
It has an area of 294 km and a population of 134,110 as of the 2006 Nigerian census.
The LGA takes its name from the
Otin River
The Otin River is a river in Inisa, Osun State, Nigeria. It is impounded by the Eko-Ende Dam.
Legend
According to Yoruba mythology, the orisha Otin is personified in the Otin River.
She once protected the town of Inisa from invasion by its enem ...
, which traverses it.
References
Local Government Areas in Osun State
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