Lagos State
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]
Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó (Yoruba) | |
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Coordinates: 6°35′N 3°45′E / 6.583°N 3.750°ECoordinates: 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 | 2,547.8/km2 (6,598.9/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 |
History
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
Lagos State is divided into 20 local government areas from 5 administrative divisions.[11] The local government areas include:
People
Lagos State consists of Yoruba people but Lagos also attracts foreigners and Nigerians.
Lagos State Media
Chair market in Badagry, 1910
- Exit 4th mainland bridge.jpg
Bridge exit
References
- ↑ 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.