🏠 Local Government Area • Lagos State • Lagos East
Kosofe Local Government Area
Lagos State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Kosofe
Covers Ketu, Ojota, Ogudu and Magboro areas. One of Lagos most populated LGAs with major markets, bus terminals and the Berger-Mile 12 commercial corridor.
Kosofe 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 Kosofe LGA is Kosofe.
The headquarters of Kosofe Local Government Area is Kosofe. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kosofe is 105101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Kosofe Local Government Area had a population of 665,393 people.
Kosofe 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.
Kosofe 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.
Kosofe 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.