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Ojo Local Government Area
Lagos State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Ojo
Coastal LGA in southwest Lagos, home to the Nigerian Navy Base, Ojo Military Cantonment and significant military and industrial installations.
Ojo Local Government Area is located in Lagos State, in the South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Lagos West senatorial district. The headquarters of Ojo LGA is Ojo.
The headquarters of Ojo Local Government Area is Ojo. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Ojo is 102301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Ojo Local Government Area had a population of 598,071 people.
Ojo 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.
Ojo 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.
Ojo Local Government Area is in the Lagos West 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.