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Surulere Local Government Area
Lagos State · South West Zone · Headquarters: Surulere
Home to the National Stadium, Teslim Balogun Stadium and the National Arts Theatre. A vibrant residential LGA known for sports, arts and entertainment.
Surulere 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 Surulere LGA is Surulere.
The headquarters of Surulere Local Government Area is Surulere. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Surulere is 101001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Surulere Local Government Area had a population of 503,975 people.
Surulere 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.
Surulere 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.
Surulere 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.