Ifako-Ijaiye
Ifako-Ijaiye | |
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 Interactive map of Ifako-Ijaiye | |
| Coordinates: 06°41′05″N 03°17′20″E / 6.68472°N 3.28889°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Lagos |
| Headquarter | Ifako |
| Created | October 1, 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Executive Chairman | Prince Usman Akanbi Hamzat |
| • House of Representatives Member | Adeyemi Benjamin Olabinjo |
| Area | |
• Total | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 633,200 |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Ifako-Ijaiye ⓘ is a local government area in Lagos State and a neighborhood within Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria. It has a land area of 43 square kilometres (17 sq mi) and had a population of 427,878 people in 2006.
History
[edit]The Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government was created along with 183 other local governments on October 1, 1996, by General Sani Abacha, the then military head of state. It was carved out of Agege Local Government, with headquarters in Ifako, and predominantly populated by the Egba Yoruba people.[2][3]
Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government is a border suburb town as it shares border with Ogun State. The major settlements are Ijaiye, Ifako, Oke-Ira, Iju-Ishaga, Obawole, Iju-Ogundimu, Fagba, Agege Pen Cinema, Ojokoro[4] among others.
Transport
[edit]The city is served by Agbado station,[5] located in the Local Council of Agbado-Oke Odo[6] and part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit project.
Current Executives
[edit]Prince Usman Akanbi Hamzat - Executive Chairman
Hon. Mrs. Oluwatoyin Awoniyi Akerele - Vice Chairman
Photo Gallery
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Agbado-Oke-Odo Local Council
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lagos State: Subdivisions". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ↑ Fenske, James (1830). Land abundance and economic institutions: Egba land and slavery. The Economic History Review. p. 65. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ↑ Ogunhemi, Gabriel Ogundeji (1982). Counting the Camels: The Economics of Transportation in PreIndustrial Nigeria. Nok Publishers. p. 64. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ↑ "OJOKORO LCDA SEASON GREETINGS". Media 57. 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ "Agbado railway station" (Map). Google Maps.
- ↑ "Agbado-Oke Odo Local Council Development Area". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
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