Kosofe
Sign in to saveKosofe is a Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria and was created on 27 November 1996. Its headquarters is in the town of Kosofe and is home to several neighborhoods, including Ketu, Oworonshoki, Agboyi-Ketu, Alapere, Mile 12, and Isheri Olowora. Other notable areas include Ifako/Soluyi, Ajao Estate, Mende, Maryland, Ojota, Ogudu, Agidi, Orisigun, Kosofe, Ajelogo, Akanimodo, Ikosi-Ketu, Agiliti, Maidan, Isheri-Olowo Ira, Shangisha, Magodo, Agboyi, Owode Onirin, and Odo-Ogun.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kosofe
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and town
- Settlement.image_map
- LGA kosofe.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Kosofe within Lagos Metropolitan Area
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lagos State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local government chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Barr. Moyosore Ogunlewe
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 81
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,010,800
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Kosofe
- Population
- 665393
- Area
- 81
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- Commons category
- Kosofe
- postal code
- 100242
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Kosofe is a Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria and was created on 27 November 1996. Its headquarters is in the town of Kosofe and is home to several neighborhoods, including Ketu, Oworonshoki, Agboyi-Ketu, Alapere, Mile 12, and Isheri Olowora. Other notable areas include Ifako/Soluyi, Ajao Estate, Mende, Maryland, Ojota, Ogudu, Agidi, Orisigun, Kosofe, Ajelogo, Akanimodo, Ikosi-Ketu, Agiliti, Maidan, Isheri-Olowo Ira, Shangisha, Magodo, Agboyi, Owode Onirin, and Odo-Ogun.
It has an area of and a population of 682,772 according to the 2006 census. The local government has a diverse population, with people from different ethnic and religious backgrounds living together.