Lagos State

Lagos State
Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó  (Yoruba)
Coordinates: 6°35′N 3°45′E / 6.583°N 3.750°E / 6.583; 3.750
Country Nigeria
Geopolitical ZoneSouth West
Date created27 May 1967
CapitalIkeja
Number of LGAs20
Government
 • Governor[1]Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorKadiri Hamzat (APC)
 • Senators
  • Oluremi Tinubu (APC)
  • Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC)
 • RepresentativesList
 • Chief JudgeOpeyemi Oke
Area
 • Total3,577 km2 (1,381 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)[2][3]
 • Total9,113,605
 • Estimate 
(2012 by LASG)
17,552,940[4]
 • Rank1st of 36
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
GDP
 • Year2014
 • Total$91 billion[5]
 • Per capita$4,333
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
ISO 3166 codeNG-LA
HDI (2018)0.673[6]
medium · 1st of 37
Websitelagosstate.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

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.

References

  1. ↑ See List of governors of Lagos State for a list of prior governors
  2. ↑ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Population-Lagos State". Lagos State Government. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  7. ↑ R. O. Ajetunmobi (2003). The evolution and development of Lagos State. A-Triad Associates. ISBN 978-978-36240-8-5.
  8. ↑ 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.
  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.
  10. ↑ Jeremy Seymour Eades (8 May 1980). The Yoruba Today. CUP Archive. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-0-521-22656-1.
  11. ↑ Lagos State Local Governments. Public Information Department, Lagos State Ministry of Information, Culture, & Sports. 1995.

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