🏠 Local Government Area • Lagos State • Lagos East
Epe Local Government Area
Lagos State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Epe
Coastal LGA bordering the Lekki Lagoon, known for fishing, aquaculture and the Epe Fish Market. Site of significant real estate and resort development.
Epe Local Government Area is located in Lagos State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Lagos East senatorial district. The headquarters of Epe LGA is Epe.
The headquarters of Epe Local Government Area is Epe. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Epe is 106101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Epe Local Government Area had a population of 181,409 people.
Epe Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Epe 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.
Epe Local Government Area is in the Lagos East 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.