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Apapa Local Government Area
Lagos State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Apapa
Home to the largest seaport in Nigeria — Apapa Port — which handles the majority of Nigeria's imports and exports. A key commercial and industrial zone.
Apapa Local Government Area is located in Lagos State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Lagos Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Apapa LGA is Apapa.
The headquarters of Apapa Local Government Area is Apapa. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Apapa is 101212.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Apapa Local Government Area had a population of 217,362 people.
Apapa Local Government Area was created in 1967 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.
Apapa 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.
Apapa Local Government Area is in the Lagos Central 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.