# Esan Central LGA, Edo State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/esan-central/

Local government area · Edo State 

# Esan Central

Esan Central is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Edo State. It covers **264.0 km²**. Its main town is Irrua. 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 264km²
- 1mapped service
- 357 mtypical elevation

## Where is Esan Central?

Esan Central lies in [Edo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 4 other local government areas: [Esan North East](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/esan-north-east/), [Esan West](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/esan-west/), [Etsako West](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/etsako-west/) and [Igueben](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/igueben/). By area it is the 593rd largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 1.4% of [Edo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/). The centre of Esan Central is about 298 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 76 km from Benin City, the main town of Edo State. The centre point is at 6.7047° N, 6.2079° E.

Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga).

## Know before you go: Esan Central

- Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos
- CurrencyNaira (NGN)
- Country calling code+234
- LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah
- Plug typesType D, G · 230 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports

- Asaba International Airport (ABB) · Asaba75 km
- Benin Airport (BNI) · Benin80 km

### Nearest railway station

Igueben-Ekhen Station (Igueben), about 11 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:19) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 18:22).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Esan Central

Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in Esan Central. Settlements here lie between about 182 m and 417 m above sea level (median 357 m).

- Afuda
- Agwa
- Akho-Irrua
- Atuagbo
- Eguare
- Eguare-Ugbegun
- Eidenu
- Eko-Akhaluavbalu
- Eko-Ewuh
- Eko-Irrua
- Emagholo
- Emolomen Camp
- Ewuh
- Ibhiolulu
- Ibhole
- Ididigba
- Idinebbon
- Idumabi-Irrua
- Idumebo-Irrua
- Idumuoghodor
- Idumuweniem
- Ihenwen-Ewuh
- Ihieme
- Ikekiala
- Ikiewanlen
- Ikinago
- Irrua
- Maternity
- Oghagbo
- Oghodogbor
- Ohenruwa
- Okhore
- Opoji
- Udomi
- Udowo
- Ugbalo
- Ugbegun-Ebudin
- Ugbolhare
- Ughenodua
- Uhaekpe
- Ujabhole
- Ukhiodo-Maternity
- Umenlen-Ugbegun
- Unogbo
- Usenu-Irrua
- Uwessan
- Uzebu
- Uzogholo

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Esan Central and the best time to visit

In Esan Central, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,596 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (292 mm) and the driest Jan (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 11 

Feb 26 29 

Mar 27 59 

Apr 27 123 

May 26 150 

Jun 25 211 

Jul 25 226 

Aug 24 232 

Sep 25 292 

Oct 25 188 

Nov 26 61 

Dec 25 15 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Esan Central

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital · Esan Central 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73182&mlon=6.18962#map=17/6.73182/6.18962) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Uromi Service Station · Esan North East 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73192&mlon=6.26406#map=17/6.73192/6.26406) 

Hotel Alice Hotels · Esan West 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74625&mlon=6.14030#map=17/6.74625/6.14030) 

School Emaudo Secondary School · Esan West 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75413&mlon=6.13596#map=17/6.75413/6.13596) 

College AAU Updates by Kelvin · Esan West 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73000&mlon=6.18353#map=17/6.73000/6.18353) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Esan Central

Places mapped inside Esan Central in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other local government areas in Edo State

- Akoko-Edo
- Egor
- Esan North East
- Esan South East
- Esan West
- Etsako Central
- Etsako East
- Etsako West
- Igueben
- Ikpoba-Okha
- Oredo
- Orhionmwon
- Ovia North East
- Ovia South West
- Owan East
- Owan West
- Uhunmwonde

## Quick answers

- Where is Esan Central?In Edo State, Nigeria
- What borders Esan Central?Esan North East, Esan West, Etsako West and Igueben
- What time zone is Esan Central in?UTC+1
- What currency is used in Esan Central?Naira (NGN)
- What language is spoken in Esan Central?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Esan Central?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Esan Central?Settlements lie between 182 m and 417 m
- What is the best time to visit Esan Central?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Esan Central?Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Esan Central?TotalEnergies Uromi Service Station, about 6.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Esan Central?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Esan Central?NG012003 (OCHA common operational dataset)