List of Lagos State local government areas by population information
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Lagos state is made up of five administrative divisions, namely, Ikorodu, Ikeja, Epe, Badagry, and Lagos Island, with Ikeja being the Capital. The five divisions consists of a total of 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).[1][2][3]
The LCDAs include Agbado/Oke-Odo, Agboyi-Ketu, Ayobo-Ipaja, Bariga, Egbe-Idimu, Ejigbo, Igando-Ikotun, Ikosi-Isheri, Isolo, Mosan-Okunola, Odi Olowo-Ojuwoye, Ojodu, Ojokoro, Onigbongbo and Orile Agege.[4]
Rank
LGA
Population
1
Ajeromi-Ifelodun
1,456,783
2
Alimosho
2,000,346
3
Kosofe
665,421
4
Mushin
633,543
5
Oshodi-Isolo
1,621,789
6
Ojo
598,336
7
Ikorodu
535,811
8
Surulere
504,409
9
Agege
461,123
10
Ifako-Ijaiye
428,812
11
Somolu
402,992
12
Amuwo-Odofin
500,576
13
Lagos Mainland
317,980
14
Ikeja
313,333
15
Eti-Osa
287,958
16
Badagry
241,437
17
Apapa
217,661
18
Lagos Island
209,665
19
Epe
181,715
20
Ibeju-Lekki
117,542
^"List of 37 LCDA in Lagos State and their chairmen in 2022". legitng. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^"About Lagos". Lagos State Government. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
^Amidu Owolabi Ayeni (2016). "Increasing population, urbanization and climatic factors in Lagos State, Nigeria: The nexus and implications on water demand and supply". Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective. 11 (2): 69–87 – via researchgate.
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