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