Land in Efon, Ekiti

Efon is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Ekiti state, Nigeria. Efon Local Government Area was created on 4th December, 1996 and it has its headquarters in Efon Alaaye town. The Local Government shares boundaries with Ijebu-Ijesa in Osun State in the west, Erio Ekiti in the east, Esa -Oke in Osun State in the north and in the south with Ogotun Ekiti. The people of Efon are Christians and Muslims while some are traditional worshipers.

The people of Efon Alaaye are culturally homogeneous and they speak Ekiti dialect of (the) Yoruba language with intonation related to Ijesa dialect in Osun State. The peaceful co-existence among the people of Efon Alaaye necessitates the accommodation of some tribes in the towns and villages of the Local Government such as Oyo, Igbo, Gara, Igala, Idoma , Ebira and Gede from Kogi and Benue States of Nigeria. Efon people are predominantly farmers who engaged in the production of rice, maize, cassava, cocoyam, yam, banana, plantain, vegetable etc. The people engage in this, alongside trading and other vocations.