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Alimosho Local Government Area
Lagos State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Alimosho
The largest LGA in Lagos State by population, covering Egbeda, Idimu, Ipaja and surrounding suburbs. A rapidly growing residential and commercial area.
Alimosho 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 Alimosho LGA is Alimosho.
The headquarters of Alimosho Local Government Area is Alimosho. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Alimosho is 100211.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Alimosho Local Government Area had a population of 1,277,714 people.
Alimosho Local Government Area was created in 1991 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.
Alimosho 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.
Alimosho 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.