Kosofe is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory.
The phras ...
of
Lagos State
Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 states, it is both the most populous and smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the international border with Benin ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of Kosofe.
It has an area of and a population of 665,393 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...
of the area is 100.
One of the major settlements in Kosofe is
Ikosi.
Places at Kosofe
File:Description Signs in Maryland, Kosofe, Lagos-Nigeria.jpg, Description Signs in Maryland, Kosofe, Lagos-Nigeria
File:KosofevMarriage registry in Ojota.jpg, Kosofe Magistrate Court at Ojota
File:Cross section of Ojota.jpg, Ojota road
File:Ojota Lagos (2).jpg
File:Ojota, Lagos Nigeria 08.jpg
File:Ojota, Lagos Nigeria 04.jpg
File:Ojota, Lagos Nigeria 11.jpg
References
Local Government Areas in Lagos State
Local Government Areas in Yorubaland
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