# Oyo West LGA, Oyo State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/oyo-west/ Local government area · Oyo State # Oyo West Oyo West is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Oyo State. It covers **595.7 km²**. 192 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 596km² - 14mapped services - 245 mtypical elevation ## Where is Oyo West? Oyo West lies in [Oyo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 7 other local government areas: [Afijio](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/afijio/), [Akinyele](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/akinyele/), [Atiba](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/atiba/), [Ibarapa East](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/ibarapa-east/), [Ido](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/ido/), [Iseyin](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/iseyin/) and [Oyo East](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/oyo-east/). By area it is the 429th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 2.2% of [Oyo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/oyo/). The centre of Oyo West is about 424 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 56 km from Ibadan, the main town of Oyo State. The centre point is at 7.8776° N, 3.8248° 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: Oyo West - 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 - Ibadan Airport (IBA) · Ibadan60 km - General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR) · Ilorin/Ogbomosho97 km ### Nearest railway station Obafemi Awolowo Station (Akinyele), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:29). 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 Oyo West Open gazetteers list **192 villages, towns and localities** in Oyo West. Settlements here lie between about 172 m and 313 m above sea level (median 245 m). - Aba Tuntun - Aba-Epo - Abaodo - Abasodo - Abiola - Abipa - Aburumaku - Ade-Alesu - Adediran - Adeitan - Afowowa - Afunso - Agbegba - Agbeni - Agborin - Agida - Ago-Fulani - Ago-Ohewu - Agodo - Agosun - Agunyan - Aho - Aiyekale - Ajadi - Ajambata - Ajegunlere - Ajibade - Akanni-Epo - Akele - Akinnu - Akinropo - Akodudu - Akolo - Akose - Akuo - Alade - Alagba - Alagbe - Alagbede - Alagbon - Alaguma - Alapata - Alaran - Alawo - Alesinloye - Aluko - Amejiogbe - Apata - Apata-Oloro - Apate - Apologun - Arinusegun - Arrowopale - Asegi - Aseke - Atakuru - Atese - Atikun - Ayo - Baba-Yaji - Bada - Bade - Bale - Bale-Ojongbodu - Balogun - Banke - Bashorun - Basi - Belo Dogo - Dahunsi - Dokun - Doyika - Egbeda - Egunbiyi - Ekefa - Ekerin - Elega - Elegbo - Eleiyele - Eleja - Elepo - Falansa - Fashola - Fitila - Gbagere - Gbajigbo - Gbanaja - Gborun - Iba-Ole - Idi-Abate - Idi-Iyalode - Idiapa - Idigba - Idode - Idowu-Aiku - Igbayilola - Igbo - Igbo-Alata - Igbo-Alayin - Igbo-Kekere - Igbo-Lakonu - Igbo-Olosan - Igbogbe - Igbonla - Ija-Ogun - Ipekun - Iporin - Itosi-Akowe - Iyabeji - Jana - Janjan - Jimo - Kaleoda - Kanbi - Keiye - Kelebe - Kelekele - Kokogi - Koso - Lada-Agba - Ladele - Lajide - Lakanu - Lala - Laniya - Mogaji - Monija - Obalarinnako - Obalonile - Odo-Ogun - Odoje - Ogunda - Ogunremi - Ogunwobe - Ojoja - Ojutaiye - Oke - Oke-Lagan - Oketente - Okikiola - Oko-Ode - Olobe - Olobi - Olode - Olodo - Olofin - Ologede - Ologunde - Olokolo - Olokosuru - Olola - Olori-Eru - Olori-Osho - Olori-Oso - Olorin - Oloro - Olorunda - Olose - Oloya - Oloyin - Olukosuru - Olukotun - Oluwatedo - Omole - Onaka - Onako - Onibata - Oniduagbon - Onigo - Oniluru - Oniroko-Ile - Onisa - Oniso - Onito - Orianago - Orita - Orowole - Otunsoku - Owolabi - Oworinde - Oyo-Ile - Panu - Saakin - Sakin - Sakutu - Sangote - Sekeseke - Shoku - Taiwo - Tela - Temidire - Wosidasa 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Oyo West Named natural and historic features inside Oyo West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - River Aho - River Alaraba ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Agidan Hill · 303 m - Aboko Hill · 172 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Odo-Ogun Forest Reserve ### History 1 palace. - Bababeji Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Oyo West and the best time to visit In Oyo West, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,517 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (294 mm) and the driest Dec (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 16 Feb 26 20 Mar 27 59 Apr 26 116 May 26 163 Jun 25 216 Jul 24 204 Aug 24 191 Sep 24 294 Oct 25 190 Nov 25 34 Dec 24 14 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Oyo West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Peamak Hospital · Oyo West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82975&mlon=3.92043#map=17/7.82975/3.92043) Bank Access Bank Plc Oyo Branch · Oyo West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82842&mlon=3.92182#map=17/7.82842/3.92182) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Oyo West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84177&mlon=3.91922#map=17/7.84177/3.91922) Hotel Baynikol Guest House · Oyo West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82433&mlon=3.90503#map=17/7.82433/3.90503) Mall God's Glory Stiches & Variety Store · Oyo East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85000&mlon=3.93333#map=17/7.85000/3.93333) School Aatan Baptist Comprehensive High School, Koso Oyo · Oyo West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84118&mlon=3.92597#map=17/7.84118/3.92597) College ATIBA University · Oyo West 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84977&mlon=3.91081#map=17/7.84977/3.91081) Police station Durbar Police Barrack · Oyo East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.83354&mlon=3.93728#map=17/7.83354/3.93728) 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 Oyo West Places mapped inside Oyo West in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels5 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities4 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 Oyo State - Afijio - Akinyele - Atiba - Atigbo - Egbeda - Ibadan North - Ibadan North East - Ibadan North West - Ibadan South East - Ibadan South West - Ibarapa Central - Ibarapa East - Ibarapa North - Ido - Irepo - Iseyin - Itesiwaju - Iwajowa - Kajola - Lagelu - Ogbomosho North - Ogbomosho South - Ogo Oluwa - Olorunsogo - Oluyole - Ona-Ara - Orelope - Ori Ire - Oyo East - Saki East - Saki West - Surulere ## Quick answers - Where is Oyo West?In Oyo State, Nigeria - What borders Oyo West?Afijio, Akinyele, Atiba, Ibarapa East, Ido, Iseyin and Oyo East - What time zone is Oyo West in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Oyo West?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Oyo West?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Oyo West?192 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Oyo West?Settlements lie between 172 m and 313 m - What is the highest point in Oyo West?Agidan Hill (303 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Oyo West?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Oyo West?Peamak Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Oyo West?Access Bank Plc Oyo Branch, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Oyo West?TotalEnergies, about 11 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Oyo West?1 mapped - How many banks are in Oyo West?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Oyo West?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Oyo West?NG031030 (OCHA common operational dataset)