Owan East Local Government Area is in Edo State and has headquarters in Afuze town[1]. It is under the Edo North Senatorial District and a population of 154,630 in 2006 with a projection to be 228,500 in 2022[2]. With a population density of 184 people per kilometer square, Owan East covers an area of 12392,764. Owan East is known to be a hub for traditional medicine and the Ugongon festival. Farming , food processing, animal rearing and wood carving are major economic activities in the area[3]. The postal code for Owan East is 313101 [4]and has geo coordinates at Latitude: 6.94313, Longitude: 5.98583[5]