Demographia

Lagos Local Government Areas

  Population: 1991 KM2 Square Miles Population per KM2 Population per Square Mile
LAGOS URBAN AREA          
Agege 417,981 11.2 4.3 37,324 96,745
Ajeromi/Ifelodun 593,591 12.3 4.8 48,135 124,765
Apapa 154,477 26.7 10.3 5,794 15,019
Ifako/Ijaye 328,397 26.6 10.3 12,340 31,985
Ikeja 203,383 46.2 17.8 4,406 11,420
Kosofe 412,407 81.4 31.4 5,066 13,131
Lagos Island 165,996 6.7 2.6 24,921 64,595
Lagos Mainland 273,079 19.5 7.5 14,029 36,363
Mushin 539,783 17.5 6.7 30,880 80,040
Oshodi/Isolo 449,781 44.8 17.3 10,049 26,047
Shomolu 358,787 11.6 4.5 31,062 80,514
Surulere 462,261 23.0 8.9 20,098 52,095
Total 4,359,923 327.3 126.3 13,321 34,529
           
OTHER          
Alimosho 430,890 185.2 71.5 2,327 6,031
Amuwo Odofin 225,823 134.6 51.9 1,678 4,349
Ojo 213,837 158.2 61.0 1,352 3,504
Eti Osa 157,387 192.3 74.2 818 2,121
Ikorudu 184,674 393.9 152.0 469 1,215
Badagry 119,267 441.4 170.3 270 700
Epe 111,464 1,185.5 457.4 94 244
Ibeju Lekki 24,937 454.7 175.4 55 142
Total 1,468,279 3,145.8 1,213.7 467 1,210
           
State Total 5,828,202 3,473 1,340 1,678 4,350
           
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