Lagos State

==Administrative divisions==
===Local Government Areas===
{{update section|date=June 2015}}

Lagos State is divided into five [[administrative divisions]], which are further divided into 20 [[Local government areas of Nigeria|local government areas]], or LGAs. They are:<ref name=state_population>{{cite web| url=http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/index.php?page=subpage&spid=12&mnu=null| title=Lagos State – Population| access-date=22 September 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615075626/http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/index.php?page=subpage&spid=12&mnu=null| archive-date=15 June 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! LGA name
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Census 2006<br /> population
! Administrative capital
! Postal<br />code
|-
| [[Agege]]
| 11
| 459,939
| [[Agege]]
| 100
|-
| [[Alimosho]]
| 185
| 1,277,714
| [[Ikotun]]
| 100
|-
| [[Ifako-Ijaye]]
| 27
| 427,878
| [[Ifako]]
| 100
|-
| [[Ikeja]]
| 46
| 313,196
| [[Ikeja]]
| 100
|-
| [[Kosofe]]
| 81
| 665,393
| [[Kosofe]]
| 100
|-
| [[Mushin, Nigeria|Mushin]]
| 17
| 633,009
| [[Mushin, Nigeria|Mushin]]
| 100
|-
| [[Oshodi-Isolo]]
| 45
| 621,509
| [[Oshodi-Isolo|Oshodi/Isolo]]
| 100
|-
| [[Somolu|Shomolu]]
| 12
| 402,673
| [[Somolu|Shomolu]]
| 101
|-
| ''[[Ikeja Division]]''
| ''424''
| ''4,801,311''
|
|
|-
| [[Apapa]]
| 27
| 217,362
| [[Apapa]]
| 101
|-
| [[Eti-Osa]]
| 192
| 287,785
| [[Ikoyi]]
| 101
|-
| [[Lagos Island]]
| 9
| 209,437
| [[Lagos Island]]
| 101
|-
| [[Lagos Mainland]]
| 19
| 317,720
| [[Lagos Mainland]]
| 101
|-
| [[Surulere, Lagos State|Surulere]]
| 23
| 503,975
| [[Surulere, Lagos State|Surulere]]
| 101
|-
| ''[[Lagos Division]]''
| ''270''
| ''1,542,279''
|
|
|-
| [[Ajeromi-Ifelodun]]
| 12
| 684,105
| [[Ajeromi-Ifelodun|Ajeromi/Ifelodun]]
| 102
|-
| [[Amuwo-Odofin]]
| 135
| 318,166
| [[Festac Town]]
| 102
|-
| [[Ojo, Nigeria|Ojo]]
| 158
| 598,071
| [[Ojo, Nigeria|Ojo]]
| 102
|-
| [[Badagry]]
| 441
| 241,093
| [[Badagry]]
| 103
|-
| ''[[Badagry Division]]''
| ''746''
| ''1,841,435''
|
|
|-
| [[Ikorodu]]
| 394
| 535,619
| [[Ikorodu]]
| 104
|-
| ''[[Ikorodu Division]]''
| ''394''
| ''535,619''
|
|
|-
| [[Ibeju-Lekki]]
| 455
| 117,481
|Akodo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ng.geoview.info/akodo,501513211n|title=Akodo, Lagos, Nigeria|website=ng.geoview.info}}</ref>
| 105
|-
| [[Epe, Nigeria|Epe]]
| 1,185
| 181,409
| [[Epe, Nigeria|Epe]]
| 106
|-
| ''[[Epe Division]]''
| ''1,640''
| ''298,890''
|
|
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''3,474'''
| '''9,019,534'''
| '''[[Ikeja]]'''
|
|-
|}

The first 16 of the above LGAs comprise the statistical area of Metropolitan [[Lagos]]. The remaining four LGAs (Badagry, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki and Epe) are within Lagos State but are not part of Metropolitan Lagos.

===Local council development areas===
In 2003, many of the existing 20 LGAs were split for administrative purposes into Local Council Development Areas. These lower-tier administrative units now number 56: Agbado/Oke-Odo, Agboyi/Ketu, Agege, Ajeromi, Alimosho, Apapa, Apapa-Iganmu, Ayobo/Ipaja, Badagry West, Badagry, Bariga, Coker Aguda, Egbe Idimu, Ejigbo, Epe, Eredo, [[Eti-Osa East]], Eti Osa West, Iba, Isolo, Imota, Ikoyi, Ibeju, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ifelodun, Igando/Ikotun, Igbogbo/Bayeku, [[Ijede]], Ikeja, Ikorodu North, Ikorodu West, Ikosi Ejinrin, Ikorodu, Ikorodu West, Iru/Victoria Island, Itire Ikate, Kosofe, Lagos Island West, Lagos Island East, Lagos Mainland, Lekki, Mosan/Okunola, Mushin, Odi Olowo/Ojuwoye, Ojo, Ojodu, Ojokoro, Olorunda, Onigbongbo, Oriade, Orile Agege, Oshodi, Oto-Awori, Shomolu, Surulere and Yaba.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/index.php?page=ministrylist&mcat=lga&mtitle=Local+Government+Area&mnu=null|title=Local Government Areas|access-date=2010-03-20|archive-date=24 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324015622/http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/index.php?page=ministrylist&mcat=lga&mtitle=Local%20Government%20Area&mnu=null|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Electoral wards===
Below is a list of polling units, including villages and schools, organised by electoral ward.<ref>{{cite web|title=Polling Unit Locator Tool|publisher=[[Independent National Electoral Commission]] (INEC)|location=Abuja, Nigeria|date=December 28, 2019|url=https://www.inecnigeria.org/elections/polling-units/|access-date=December 28, 2019|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827213859/https://www.inecnigeria.org/elections/polling-units/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! LGA !! Wards
|-
| Agege || Isale/Idimangoro; Iloro/Onipetesi; Oniwaya/Papa-Uku; Agbotikuyo/Dopemu; Oyewole/Papa Ashafa; Okekoto; Keke; Darocha; Tabon Tabon/Oko Oba; Orile Agege/Oko Oba; Isale Odo
|-
| Ajeromi/Ifelodun || Ago Hausa; Awodi-Ora; Wilmer; Olodi; Tolu; Temidire I; Ojo Road; Layeni; Alaba Oro; Mosafejo; Temidire II
|-
| Alimosho || Shasha/Akowonjo; Egbeda/Alimosho; Idimu/Isheri Olofin; Akesan; Ikotun/Ijegun; Egbe/Agodo; Igando/Egan; Ipaja North; Ipaja South; Ayobo/Ijon Village (Camp David); Pleasure/Oke-Odo; Abule-Egba/Aboru/Meiran/Alagbado
|-
| Amuwo-Odofin || Amuwo-Odofin Housing Estate, Mile 2; Festac 1; Festac II; Kirikiri; Amuwo; Ijegun; Satellite; Irede; Ibeshe; Igbologun; Festac III
|-
| Apapa || Apapa I (Marine Rd. and environs); Apapa II (Liverpool Rd. and environs); Apapa III (Creek Rd. Tincan/Snake Island; Apapa IV (Pelewura Crescent and environs); Ijora-Oloye; Olodan St. Olojowou St/Alh. Dogo Olatokunbo St. Iganmu; Gaskiya & environs; Afolabi Alasia Str. and environs; Malu Road and environs; Sari and environs
|-
| Badagry || Posukoh; Awhanjigoh; Ibereko; Keta-East; Iworo Gbanko; Ajido; Ilogbo-Araromi; Ikoga; Ajara; Iya-Afin
|-
| Epe || Etita/Ebode; Lagbade; Popo-Oba; Oke-Balogun; Ajaganabe; Ise/Igbogun; Oriba/Ladaba; Abomiti; Agbowa; Agbowa Ikosi; Ago Owu; Orugbo; Ilara; Ibonwon; Odoragunsin; Poka; Odomola; Ejirin; Itoikin
|-
| Eti-Osa || Victoria Island I; Victoria Island II; Ilasan Housing Estate; Lekki/Ikate and environs; Ilado/Eti-Osa and environs; [[Ajah, Lagos|Ajah]]/Sangotedo; Ado/Langbasa/Badore; Ikoyi I; Ikoyi II; Obalende
|-
| Ibeju/Lekki || Ibeju I; N2, (Ibeju II); Orimedu I; 02, (Orimedu II); 03, (Orimedu III); P1, (Iwerekun I); Iwerekun II; S1, (Lekki I); Lekki II; S2, (Siriwon/Igbekodo I); S,2a (Siriwon/Igbekodo II)
|-
| Ifako-Ijaye || Ijaye; Old Ifako/Karaole; New Ifako/Oyemekun; Fagba/Akute Road; Iju Isaga; Iju-Obawole; Pamada/Abule-Egba; Ijaiye/Ojokoro; Ijaiye/Agbado/Kollington; Alakuko/Kollington; Ajegunle/Akinde/Animashaun
|-
| Ikeja || Anifowoshe/Ikeja; Ojodu/Agidingbi/Omole; Alausa/Oregun/Olusosun; Airport/Onipetesi/Onilekere; Ipodo/Seriki Aro; Adekunle Vill./Adeniyi Jones/Ogba; Oke-Ira/Aguda; Onigbongbo/Military Cantonment; Gra/Police Barracks; Wasimi/Opebi/Allen
|-
| Ikorodu || Isele I; Isele II; Isele III; Aga/Ijimu; Ipakodo; Imota 1; Imota II; Isiu; Igbogbo I; Igbogbo II; Baiyeku/Oreta; Ijede J; Ijede II; Agura/Iponmi; Odogunyan; Erikorodu; Agbala; Olorunda/Igbaga
|-
| Kosofe || Oworonshoki; Ifako/Soluyi; Anthony/Ajao Estate/Mende/Maryland; Ojota/Ogudu; Ketu/Alapere/Agidi/Orisigun/Kosofe/Ajelogo/Akanimodo; Ikosi Ketu/Mile 12/Agiliti/Maidan; Isheri-Olowo-Ira/Shangisha/Magodo Phase I & II; Agboyi I; Agboyi II; Owode Onirin/Ajegunle/Odo-Ogun
|-
| Lagos Island || Olowogbowo/Elegbata; Oluwole; Idumota/Oke; Oju-Oto; Oko-Awo; Agarawu/Obadina; Iduntafa; Ilupesi; Isale-Agbede; Olosun; Olushi/Kakawa; Popo-Aguda; Anikantamo; Oko-Faji; Eiyekole; Onikan; Sandgrouse; Epetedo; Lafiaji/Ebute
|-
| Lagos Mainland || Otto/Iddo; Olaleye Village; Maroko/Ebute Metta; Oyingbo Market/Ebute Metta; Glover/Ebute Metta; Oko-Baba; Oyadiran Estate/Abule-Oja; Alagomeji; Iwaya; Yaba/Igbobi
|-
| Mushin || Alakara; Idi-Oro/Odi-Olowu; Babalosa; Ojuwoye; Ilupeju; Olateju; Kayode/Fadeyi; Mushin/Atewolara; Papa-Ajao; Ilasamaja; Babalosa/Idi-Araba; Idi-Araba; Itire; Ilupeju Industrial Estate
|-
| Ojo || Ojo Town; Okokomaiko; Ajangbadi; Ijanikin; Iba; Irewe; Tafi; Etegbin; Idoluwo; Sabo, Ojo barracks
|-
| Oshodi/Isolo || Oshodi/Bolade; Orile-Oshodi; Isolo; Ajao Estate; Mafoluku; Sogunle; Sogunle/Alasia; Okota; Ishagatedo; Oke-Afa/Ejigbo
|-
| Somolu || Onipanu; Palmgrove/Ijebutedo; Alade; Bajulaiye; Mafowoku/Pedro; Lad-Lak/Bariga; Ilaje/Akoka; Igbobi/Fadeyi; Fola Agoro/Bajulaiye/Igbari-Akoka; Gbagada Phase I Obanikoro/Pedro; Gbagada Phase II /Bariga/Apelehin; Abule-Okuta/Ilaje/Bariga
|-
| Surulere || Orile; Aguda; Ijeshatedo; Akinhanmi/Cole; Yaba/Ojuelegba; Igbaja/Stadium; Shitta/Ogunlana Drive; Adeniran/Ogunsanya; Iponri Housing Estate/Eric Moore; Coker; Ikate; Baya-Oje; Igbon/Gambari; Iresaapa; Arolu; Iresaadu; Iregba; Iwofin; Ilajue; Mayin
|}