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Also known as Eti-Osa, LGA

Eti-Osa is a Local Government Area of Lagos State in Nigeria. Lagos State Government administers the council area as Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, Eti-Osa East, and Iru Victoria Island LCDA. Within Eti-Osa are several important areas of Lagos State, including Lagos' Victoria Island. Before the Nigerian Capital moved to Abuja, Eti-Osa Local Government Area served alongside Lagos Island Local Government Area as the seat of the national capital. Eti-osa used to be the poorest neighborhood in Lagos State until development changed it to become one of the most prosperous areas where the richest Nigerians liv

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Eti-Osa
Settlement.settlement_type
LGA
Settlement.image_map
Mapa de Eti Osa(Área de Gobierno Local) , Estado de Lagos.PNG
Settlement.map_caption
Eti-Osa shown within the State of Lagos
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lagos State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Principal cities
Settlement.subdivision_name2
LagosLekki
Settlement.leader_title
Chairman
Settlement.leader_name
Shuaibu Ajayi
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2006
Settlement.population_total
287,785
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.mapframe
yes

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Population
  • Geography of Eti-Osa
  • Demographic
  • Business and industry
  • Politics and elections in Eti-Osa
  • Neighbourhoods
  • Education
  • Important places in Eti-Osa
  • References
  • External links

Eti-Osa is a Local Government Area of Lagos State in Nigeria. Lagos State Government administers the council area as Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, Eti-Osa East, and Iru Victoria Island LCDA. Within Eti-Osa are several important areas of Lagos State, including Lagos' Victoria Island. Before the Nigerian Capital moved to Abuja, Eti-Osa Local Government Area served alongside Lagos Island Local Government Area as the seat of the national capital. Eti-osa used to be the poorest neighborhood in Lagos State until development changed it to become one of the most prosperous areas where the richest Nigerians live in Lagos. Currently, Babajide Sanwo Olu is the governor of Lagos State and responsible for the local governments setup and delivering government services to the people.

==Population== Eti-Osa Local Government Area has a population of 283,791, which represents 3.11% of the state's population. 158,858 of the total population are male while the remaining 124,933 are female.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eti-Osa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.