Its headquarters are in the town of Ifo at 6°49′00″N 3°12′00″E / 6.81667°N 3.20000°E / 6.81667; 3.20000.It has an area of 521 km2 (201 sq mi) and a population of 698,837 at the 2006 census "Adebami-Tella".

Major Communities in IFO local government area include Ifo town, Agbado, Giwa Oke aro, Akute Ajuwon, Ibogun, Coker Ilepa, Ibaragun, Lemode, Robiyan, Ope Ilu, Itoki, Mapara town, Adiyan, Matogun village, Matogun village, Abule Ekun village, Orile ifo town The paramount traditional ruler and permanent Chairman Obas Council in IFO LGA is Olofin of Isheri Oba (Engr) Sulaiman Adekunle Bamgbade he is also the only king in the Chief law of Ogun state with prescribed authority to appoint Baale in IFO Local government Area in general as Gazetted in 1980.

[1] Ifo is connected to nearby Lagos by a railway that was completed in 1899, with a length of 77 kilometers (48 mi).

The main dialects in Ifo are the Awori and Egba dialects of the Yoruba language and English language Nearby major towns include Soyinka Alaja, Iyana Cele, Igbusi, Ilepa, Onihale, Pakoto, Kajola, Lisa, Oyero, Arepo, Seriki, Coker, Ibogun, Matogun, Lambe, Alagbole, Ajuwon and Akute, Ojodu, Isheri all of which constitute their own communities with their own traditional rulers (Obas and Baale's).

Ope Ilu is a town in ifo local government Area of Ogun State Nigeria, Ope ilu is an Awori Kingdom and has been in existence as far back as the 17 century when the founder migrated from Ile Ife to Iga Itawo in Iwaye Otta and continued to hunt to Mapara Forest where he built small hurt, he later settled there with his family member they hunt and farm on this same land named after the founder ope ilu as far back 1814 today ope ilu town is full of social and education amenities that lead to the development of the settlement such as ope ilu community primary and secondary school, health center, market all named after the founder, the hunter ope ilu with many other private school Church, markets, hotel, Lagos State railway Line, Federal government railway garages and parks and many other social amenities that make up a town Chief Sodiq Ayinla Adisa Opaleye is the present Baale and Oba elect of ope ilu town, he is a businessman and politician.