Yagba West


Yagba West is a Local [Government Areas of Nigeria|Local Government Area] in Kogi State, Nigeria, in the west of the state adjoining Kwara State and Ekiti State. Its headquarters is in the town of Odo Ere.
It has an area of 1,276 km and a population of 149,023 at the 2006 census. By 2016, the population grew to 188,900.
Egbe is another prominent town in the Local Government popularised by Christian missionary activities in the early 1900s.
The postal code of the area is 262.

Climate condition

Yagba West experiences a tropical savanna climate: a pronounced wet season that brings most annual rainfall, and a dry season from November to March. Temperatures are generally warm year-round and the wet season sees higher humidity and frequent convective thunderstorms.