Administrative Divisions and Local Government Areas
Lagos State is divided into five Administrative Divisions, which are further divided into 20 Local Government Areas, or LGAs:
| LGA Name | Area (km2) | Census 2006 population |
Administrative capital | Postal Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agege | 11 | 459,939 | Agege | 100 |
| Alimosho | 185 | 1,277,714 | Ikotun | 100 |
| Ifako-Ijaye | 27 | 427,878 | Ifako | 100 |
| Ikeja | 46 | 313,196 | Ikeja | 100 |
| Kosofe | 81 | 665,393 | Kosofe | 100 |
| Mushin | 17 | 633,009 | Mushin | 100 |
| Oshodi-Isolo | 45 | 621,509 | Oshodi/Isolo | 100 |
| Shomolu | 12 | 402,673 | Shomolu | 101 |
| Ikeja Division | 424 | 4,801,311 | ||
| Apapa | 27 | 217,362 | Apapa | 101 |
| Eti-Osa | 192 | 287,785 | Ikoyi | 101 |
| Lagos Island | 9 | 209,437 | Lagos Island | 101 |
| Lagos Mainland | 19 | 317,720 | Lagos Mainland | 101 |
| Surulere | 23 | 503,975 | Surulere | 101 |
| Lagos Division | 270 | 1,542,279 | ||
| Ajeromi-Ifelodun | 12 | 684,105 | Ajeromi/Ifelodun | 102 |
| Amuwo-Odofin | 135 | 318,166 | Festac Town | 102 |
| Ojo | 158 | 598,071 | Ojo | 102 |
| Badagry | 441 | 241,093 | Badagry | 103 |
| Badagry Division | 746 | 1,841,435 | ||
| Ikorodu | 394 | 535,619 | Ikorodu | 104 |
| Ikorodu Division | 394 | 535,619 | ||
| Ibeju-Lekki | 455 | 117,481 | Akodo | 105 |
| Epe | 1,185 | 181,409 | Epe | 106 |
| Epe Division | 1,640 | 298,890 |
The first 16 of the above LGAs comprise the statistical area of Metropolitan Lagos. The remaining four LGAs (Badagry, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki and Epe) are within Lagos State but are not part of Metropolitan Lagos.
In 2003, many of the existing 20 LGAs were split for administrative purposes into Local Council Development Areas. These lower-tier administrative units now number 56: Agbado/Oke-Odo, Agboyi/Ketu, Agege, Ajeromi, Alimosho, Apapa, Apapa-Iganmu, Ayobo/Ipaja, Badagry West, Badagry, Bariga, Coker Aguda, Egbe Idimu, Ejigbo, Epe, Eredo, Eti Osa East, Eti Osa West, Iba, Isolo, Imota, Ikoyi, Ibeju, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ifelodun, Igando/Ikotun, Igbogbo/Bayeku, Ijede, Ikeja, Ikorodu North, Ikorodu West, Ikosi Ejinrin, Ikorodu, Ikorodu West, Iru/Victoria Island, Itire Ikate, Kosofe, Lagos Island West, Lagos Island East, Lagos Mainland, Lekki, Mosan/Okunola, Mushin, Odi Olowo/Ojuwoye, Ojo, Ojodu, Ojokoro, Olorunda, Onigbongbo, Oriade, Orile Agege, Oshodi, Oto-Awori, Shomolu, Surulere and Yaba.
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