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Lagos Island Local Government Area
Lagos State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Lagos Island
The historic commercial heart of Nigeria. Home to Broad Street financial district, Balogun Market, Eko Hotel and the original Lagos Colony settlement.
Lagos Island 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 Lagos Island LGA is Lagos Island.
The headquarters of Lagos Island Local Government Area is Lagos Island. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Lagos Island is 101001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Lagos Island Local Government Area had a population of 209,437 people.
Lagos Island 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.
Lagos Island 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.
Lagos Island 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.