Lagos (state)

Lagos

Basic data
Capital :	Ikeja
biggest town:	Lagos
founded:	May 27, 1967
Governor :	Babajide Sanwo-Olu
ISO 3166-2 :	NG-LA
surface
Area :	3,345 km²
Rank in Nigeria:	37
population
Residents :	12,550,600 (2016)
Population density :	3,752 inhabitants / km² (2016)
Rank in Nigeria:	2

Location of Lagos in Nigeria

Lagos is a federal state of the West African country Nigeria with the capital Ikeja . The largest city in the state is Lagos with 8,789,133 inhabitants (2005).

geography

The state is located in the southwest of the country and borders the state of Ogun to the north and east , Benin to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south .

history

The state was formed on May 27, 1967. The first governor was Mobolaji Ohofunso Johnson between May 28, 1967 and July 1975.

The current governor in 2019 is Babajide Sanwo-Olu .

Population development

year	population
1991 census	5,725,116
2006 census	9,113,605
Guess 2016	12,550,600

Governors and administrators

Mobolaji Johnson (Governor 1968–1975)
Adekunle Lawal (Governor 1975–1977)
Ndubuisi Kanu (governor 1977–1978)
Ebitu Ukiwe (governor 1978–1979)
Lateef Jakande (governor 1979–1983)
Gbolahan Mudashiru (Governor 1984–1986)
Michael Akhigbe (Governor 1986–1988)
Raji Rasaki (governor 1988–1992)
Michael Otedola (Governor 1992–1993)
Olagunsoye Oyinlola (administrator 1993–1996)
Mohammed Marwa (Administrator 1996–1999)
Bola Tinubu (Governor 1999-2007)
Babatunde Fashola (governor 2007-2015)
Akinwunmi Ambode (Governor 2015-2019)
Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Governor 2019–)

administration

The state is divided into five divisions (Badagry, Epe, Ikeja, Ikorodu and Lagos) and 20 Local Government Areas . ( Agege , Ajeromi-Ifelodun , Alimosho , Amuwo Odofin , Apapa , Badagry , Epe , Eti-Osa , Ibeju-Lekki , Ifako-Ijaye , Ikeja , Ikorodo , Kosofe , Lagos Island , Lagos Mainland , Mushin , Ojo , Oshodi-Isolo , Shomolu and Surulere ).

economy

The state is the economic center of the country and is home to over 2000 industries . The state accounts for 65 percent of Nigeria's trading activities. The country's two largest seaports, Apapa and Tin-Can, are in the state of Lagos.

Web links

Lagos State Government Homepage