There are 774 Local Government Areas recognized by Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. By number, Kano State has 44, the highest while Bayelsa State has the least with 8 LGAs.

Below are the 36 states and the number of LGAs in each of them:

  • Kano: 44
  • Katsina: 34
  • Oyo: 33
  • Akwa Ibom: 31
  • Osun: 30
  • Borno: 27
  • Jigawa: 27
  • Imo: 27
  • Delta: 25
  • Niger: 25
  • Kaduna: 23
  • Sokoto: 23
  • Rivers: 23
  • Benue: 23
  • Anambra: 21
  • Adamawa: 21
  • Kebbi: 21
  • Kogi: 21
  • Lagos: 20
  • Ogun: 20
  • Bauchi: 20
  • Cross River: 18
  • Edo: 18
  • Ondo: 18
  • Yobe: 17
  • Plateau: 17
  • Enugu: 17
  • Abia: 17
  • Taraba: 16
  • Kwara: 16
  • Ekiti: 16
  • Zamfara: 14
  • Nasarawa: 13
  • Ebonyi: 13
  • Gombe: 11
  • Bayelsa: 8

Local Governments By Zone

If we segment the local government areas by the six geopolitical zones, the Northwest has the highest (186) while the Southeast has the lowest with 95.

  • North West: 186 LGAs
  • South West: 137 LGAs
  • South South: 123 LGAs
  • North Central: 121 LGAs
  • North East: 112 LGAs
  • South East: 95 LGAs

By Editorial Staff

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