🏠 Local Government Area • Lagos State • Lagos East
Ikorodu Local Government Area
Lagos State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ikorodu
Rapidly industrialising LGA on the eastern mainland, known for its furniture industry, ferry terminal connecting to Lagos Island and major logistics hubs.
Ikorodu 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 Ikorodu LGA is Ikorodu.
The headquarters of Ikorodu Local Government Area is Ikorodu. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ikorodu is 104001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ikorodu Local Government Area had a population of 535,619 people.
Ikorodu 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.
Ikorodu 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.
Ikorodu 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.