Ekiti West
About Ekiti West
As the name implies Ekiti West Local Government Council can be located in the western part of Ekiti State it shows common boundary with the following council ifelodun/irepodun LGA, Ijero LGA and Efon Alaaye all in Ekiti State and as well Ila, and oriade LGA in Osun State.
Most of the lands in the Local Government Area are undulating in shape. This are more pronounced in Okemesi, Ido-Ile, Ipole-Iloro, Erio and Ikogosi. This town are surrounded by rugged hills. There is a pronounced long geographical ridge which separated Ido-Ile from Okemesi. This long ridge divides entire Local Government Area into two equal parts with Ipole-Iloro in the in the Western parts and Erio, Ikogosi and Erijiyan in the southern part.
The type of unique landscape gives rise to natural features such as Ikogosi warm spring and Ipole-Iloro waterfalls.
The population of Ekiti West Local Government was estimated as 139,139 by the 1991 population census with a projection of 203,521.
Towns & Villages
| S/No | Name of Settlement |
| Ikogosi Ekiti |
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| Erijiyan Ekiti |
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| Aramoko Ekiti |
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| Erio Ekiti |
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| Okemesi Ekiti |
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| Ido-Ile Ekiti |
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Education
There are 66 public primary schools, 13 public junior and senior secondary schools, 4 private secondary schools in the local government. The private secondary schools in the Local Government are:
Primary Scools
- St James Primary School, Ipole-Iloro
- Comm. Primary School Kajola, Ipole-Iloro
- A.U.D Primary School, Ipole-Iloro
- St Bridget’s Cath. Primary School, Ipole-Iloro
- St John’s CAC Primary School, Ipole-Iloro
- Baptist Primary School, Ikogosi
- St Luke’s CAC Primary School, Erijiran-ekiti
- Ang. L.A, United Primary School, Erijiyan- Ekiti
- St Patrick’s Cath. Primary School, Erijiyan-ekiti
- A.U.D Primary School, Erijiyan-ekiti
- Comm. Primary School Kajola Ajebamidele, Erijiyan
- Comm. Primary School Surulere, Erijiyan
- L.A Primary School, Ajaye Aramoko
- Comm. Primary School Kajola, Aramoko-ekiti
- Comm. Primary School Ile-Ona, Aramoko
- Comm. Primary School Ajebamidele, Aramoko
- Comm. Primary School Alafe, Aramoko
- Comm. Primary School Oke-Aaro, Aramoko
- Comm. Primary School Akola, Aramoko
- St Philips’s CAC Primary School, Erio
- A.U.D Primary School, Erio
- St Annes Cath. Primary School Aramoko
- St Stephen’s Cath. Primary School, Aramoko
- St Andrew’s Ang. Primary School Aramoko
- St Joseph’s CAC Primary School Aramoko
- St James Ang. Primary School Aramoko
- A.U.D Primary School, Aramoko
- Baptist Primary School, Aramoko
- St. Philip’s Anglican School, Aramoko
- Community Primary School, Ararnoko
- Community Primary School, Erijiyan
- St. John’s Primary School, Ido-Ile
- St. Theresa’s Cath. Primary School, Ido-Ile
- L.A. Primary School, Ajindo
- Sirajudeen Primary School, Okemesi
- St. Michael’s “A” Primary School, Okemisi
- St. Michael’s “A” Primary School, Okemisi
- St. Peter’s Cath Primary School, Okemesi
- Baptist Primary School, Okemesi
- L.A. Primary School, Okemesi
- St. Paul’s Primary School, Okemesi
- Community Primary School, Okemesi
- Osun Community Primary School, Ikogosi
- Community Primary School, Asa Oriokuta, Ikogosi
- St. Luke’s CAC Primary School, Ido-ile
- St. John’s Cath. Primary School, Aramoko
- St. Augustine’s Cath Primary School, Aramoko
- St. John’s Primary School, Okemesi
- St. Paul’s CAC Primary School, Ararmoko
- St. Michael’s CAC Primary School, Aramoko
- St Mark’s Ang Primary School, Erio
- Community Primary School, Ikogosi
- Community Primary School, Orisumibabre, Aramoko
- Community Primary School, Igbehin Ile-Aaro, Erijiyan
- Araromi Community Primary School, Ipole-Iloro
- St. Michael’s United Primary School, Aramoko
- St. David’s Primary School, Okemesi
- St. David’s Primary School, Ido-Ile
- St Stephen’s Ang. Primary School, Erio
- Christ Light Primary School, Aramoko
- The Apostolic Primary School, Okemesi
- Community Primary School, Abuja, Erijinyan
- Community Primary School, Egbeja, Okemesi
- SUBEB Model Nursery and Primary School, Erio
- Community Primary School, Iwaro, Erijiyan
- Community Primary School, Kajola, Erijiyan.
Public Secondary Schools
- Ajinare Grammar school, Ido-Ile
- Community High School, Okemesi
- Community High School Ile-Ona-Via, Aramoko
- Ipole-Iloro Commercial Grammar School, Aramoko
- Edu High School, Erio
- Erin-Ayonigba High School, erijiyan
- Ikogosi High School, Ikogosi
- Okemesi Grammar School, Okemesi
- Fabunmi Memorial High School, Okemesi
- Community High School, Erijiyan
- Anamoye High School, Aramoko
- Community Grammar School, Aramoko
- Adico Secondary School, Aramoko
Private Secondary Schools
- Omotayo Modern College, Okemesi
- Plain Truth College, Okemesi
- Bezelled College, Erijiyan
- Glory Model College, Aramoko
Health Care
The Ekiti West Local Government Area has two (2) General Hospitals, one at Okemesi and the other at Aramoko. The primary Health Facilities in the local government are:
- Comprehensive Health Centre Iwaro, Along Efon Road, Aramoko
- Basic Health Centre Oke-Oja, Along Erijiyan Road, Aramoko
- Health Post Alafe, Along Akindana Street, Aramoko
- Health Post Ajaye, Along Ado Road, Aramoko
- Health Post Ajebamide, Along Ado Road, Aramoko
- Health Post Ile-Ona, Along Igede Road
- Health Post Kajola, Erijiyan Road
- Health Post Aba Osun, Ikogosi
- Health Post Odeyemi Surulere, Ikogosi
- Primary Health Care Erijiyan Model, Erijiyan
- Health Post Ogburu, Igbara Odo Road
- Comprehensive Health Centre Ido-Ile, New Okemesi Road, Ido-Ile
- Comprehensive Health Centre, Palace Road, Ikogosi
- Basic Health Centre, Off Igara Road, Ikogosi
- Basic Health Center, Erio
- SUBEB Clinic, Efon Road, Erio
- Comprehensive Health Center Ido-Ile, New Okemesi Road, Ido
- Basic Health Center Ido-Ile, Ita-Ore Road, Ido-Ile
- Basic Health Center Ipole-Iloro, Waterfalls Road, Ipole-Iloro
- Health Post Iloro, Iwaji Road, Ipole-Iloro
- Health Post Araromi, Ogotun Road, Ipole-Iloro
- Comprehensive Health Center Okemesi, Esa-Oke Road, Okemesi
- Basic Health Center Okemesi, Itaore Road, Okemesi
- Health Post Ajindo, Ikoro Imesi Road, Okemesi
- Health Post Epinrin, Ikoro Imesi, Okemesi
- Staff Clinic Ekiti West Local Government, Aramoko-Ekiti
- Health Post Okoiro Okemesi, Ila Road, Okemesi
