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Agege Local Government Area
Lagos State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Agege
One of Lagos densest LGAs and a major textile and clothing market hub in the northwest of the city. Home to Agege Motor Road, a key commercial corridor.
Agege Local Government Area is located in Lagos State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Lagos West senatorial district. The headquarters of Agege LGA is Agege.
The headquarters of Agege Local Government Area is Agege. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Agege is 100271.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Agege Local Government Area had a population of 459,939 people.
Agege Local Government Area was created in 1996 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Agege Local Government Area is in Lagos State, Nigeria. Lagos State is in the South West zone and has its capital at Ikeja. Lagos State has 20 Local Government Areas in total.
Agege Local Government Area is in the Lagos West senatorial district of Lagos State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.