Lagos State
Lagos State
Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó (Yoruba) | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 6°35′N 3°45′E / 6.583°N 3.750°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Geopolitical Zone | South West |
| Date created | 27 May 1967 |
| Capital | Ikeja |
| Number of LGAs | 20 |
| Government | |
| • Governor[1] | Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC) |
| • Deputy Governor | Kadiri Hamzat (APC) |
| • Senators |
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| • Representatives | List |
| • Chief Judge | Opeyemi Oke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,577 km2 (1,381 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,113,605 |
| • Estimate (2012 by LASG) | 17,552,940[2] |
| • Rank | 1st of 36 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2014 |
| • Total | $91 billion[5] |
| • Per capita | $4,333 |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | NG-LA |
| HDI (2018) | 0.673[6] medium · 1st of 37 |
| Website | lagosstate.gov.ng |
Lagos State, sometimes referred to as Lagos, is a state located in the southwestern part of Nigeria.[7] It is economically one of most busiest states in Nigeria.[8] The capital of Lagos State is Ikeja.[9]
History
[change | change source]Lagos State was created on 27 May 1967. It was previously known as Eko until the arrival of Portuguese merchants. The word Eko was coined out from a Yoruba word "Eko" (English: war camp). The first settlers of Eko were the Aworis.[10]
Local Government Areas
[change | change source]Lagos State is divided into 20 local government areas from 5 administrative divisions.[11] The local government areas include:
- Agege
- Alimosho
- Ifako-Ijaye
- Ikeja
- Kosofe
- Mushin
- Oshodi-Isolo
- Shomolu
- Apapa
- Eti-Osa
- Lagos Island
- Lagos Mainland
- Surulere
- Ajeromi-Ifelodun
- Amuwo-Odofin
- Ojo
- Badagry
- Ikorodu
- Ibeju-Lekki
- Epe
People
[change | change source]Lagos State consists of Yoruba people but Lagos also attracts foreigners and Nigerians.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ See List of governors of Lagos State for a list of prior governors
- ↑ "Population-Lagos State". Lagos State Government. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ↑ Akinkuotu, Eniola (21 January 2015). "We can double Lagos GDP, says Ambode". The Punch NG. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ↑ R. O. Ajetunmobi (2003). The evolution and development of Lagos State. A-Triad Associates. ISBN 978-978-36240-8-5.
- ↑ Olukayode Akanmu Olomu (1983). Lagos State: The Cornerstone of Nigeria's Economic Development : a Study of Its Growth and Comparative Contribution to the Economy of Nigeria. International Management and Research Institute. ISBN 978-978-182-080-9.
- ↑ Ekundayo, John M. O. (April 2013). Out of Africa: Fashola-Reinventing Servant Leadership to Engender Nigeria's Transformation: Foreword by Femi Falana, San. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4817-9040-6.
- ↑ Jeremy Seymour Eades (8 May 1980). The Yoruba Today. CUP Archive. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-0-521-22656-1.
- ↑ Lagos State Local Governments. Public Information Department, Lagos State Ministry of Information, Culture, & Sports. 1995.
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