Lagos State

Lagos State

state of Nigeria

Inception	27 May 1967
Native label	Lagos State, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó
Named after	Lagos
Official language	English langwej
Continent	Afrika
Kontri	Naija
Capital	Ikeja
Located in the administrative territorial entity	Naija
Located in time zone	UTC+01:00, Central European Time
Located in or next to body of water	Gulf of Guinea, Lagos Lagoon
Coordinate location	6°35′0″N 3°45′0″E
Office held by the head of government	Governor of Lagos State
Head of government	Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Executive body	Lagos State Executive Council
Legislative body	Lagos State House of Assembly
Shares border with	Ogun State, Ouémé Department
Language used	English langwej, Yoruba Langwej
Official website	https://lagosstate.gov.ng/
Category for maps or plans	Category:Maps of Lagos State, Nigeria

Lagos State (Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó, Gun: Ayìmátẹ̀n Awọnlìn tọ̀n) dey south west for Nigeria. out of all di 36 stet wey dey Nijiria, Lagos stet be di stet wey get plenti pipul pass and na im smol pass. Di stet wey beside lagos state na Benin, Republic of Benin, Lagos State an Ogun State. Dem rate am as state wey pipul plenti pass for Africa.Na lagos stet be di kapital of Naijiria as of 1967, May 27 .

Local Government Areas

• Lagos State get five divisions, an dem divide di divisions to lokal govament, or LGAs.

LGA name	Area (km2)	Census 2006 population	Estimate March 2022	Administrative capital	Postal code
Agege	12.25	461,743	683,600	Agege	100
Alimosho	183.50	1,319,571	1,953,500	Ikotun	100
Ifako-Ijaye	32.21	427,737	633,200	Ifako	100
Ikeja	42.31	317,614	470,200	Ikeja	100
Kosofe	59.99	682,772	1,010,800	Kosofe	100
Mushin	17.01	631,857	935,400	Mushin	100
Oshodi-Isolo	54.04	629,061	931,300	Oshodi/Isolo	100
Shomolu	10.30	403,569	597,400	Shomolu	101
Ikeja Division	411.61	4,873,924	7,215,400
Apapa	40.40	222,986	330,100	Apapa	101
Eti-Osa	174.90	283,791	420,100	Ikoyi	101
Lagos Island	5.05	212,700	314,900	Lagos Island	101
Lagos Mainland	20.18	326,700	483,600	Lagos Mainland	101
Surulere	20.01	502,865	744,400	Surulere	101
Lagos Division	260.54	1,549,042	2,293,100
Ajeromi-Ifelodun	12.49	687,316	1,017,500	Ajeromi/Ifelodun	102
Amuwo-Odofin	114.20	328,975	487,000	Festac Town	102
Ojo	172.70	609,173	901,800	Ojo	102
Badagry	445.60	237,731	351,900	Badagry	103
Badagry Division	744.99	1,863,195	2,758,200
Ikorodu	411.30	527,917	781,500	Ikorodu	104
Ikorodu Division	411.30	527,917	781,500
Ibeju-Lekki	415.90	117,793	174,400	Akodo	105
Epe	1,315.00	181,734	269,000	Epe	106
Epe Division	1,730.90	299,527	443,400
Total	3,559.34	9,113,605	13,491,800	Ikeja