Ikorodu
—  LGA and city  —
Ikorodu
Coordinates: 6°36′N 3°30′E / 6.6°N 3.5°E / 6.6; 3.5
Country	Nigeria
State	Lagos State
Area
• Land	152 sq mi (394 km2)
Population (2006)
• Total	535,619
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Ikorodu is a city and Local Government Area in Lagos State, Nigeria.^[1] Located along the Lagos Lagoon, it shares a boundary with Ogun State. As of the 2006 Census Ikorodu had an enumerated population of 535,619.^[2]

History[link]

Ikorodu was founded by Yorubas who settled in the area. The name Ikorodu is a form of Oko Odu, which means "odu farm."^[3] During the 19th century Ikorodu was an important trading post for the Remo kingdom, it achieved this by being situated along the trade route between Lagos and Ibadan.^[4]

In August 2007, floods killed six people in Ikorodu and forced the evacuation of more.^[5]

Traditional rulers[link]

Since its founding Ikorodu has been ruled by the Rademo and Lasunwon royal families. Following is the list of Obas of Ikorodu:^[3]

• Lasunwon
• Rademo
• Lugbekan (Lasunwon)
• Dotelu (Lasunwon)
• Kaalu (Lasunwon)
• Oguntade I (Rademo)
• Petu (Rademo)
• Kuyinu (Rademo)
• Ireshe (Lasunwon)
• Idowu Alagbo (Rademo)
• Odesanya (Lasunwon)
• Orelaja (Rademo)
• Ogunlaru (Lasunwon)
• Aina Odubote (Rademo)
• Odunjumo Araba (Lasunwon)
• Tundie (Lasunwon)
• Ajayi Owujebe (Lasunwon)
• Adenaike Alagbe (Lasunwon)
• Samuel O. Ladega (Lasunwon)
• Salawu Oyefusi, incumbent (Rademo)

Schools[link]

• Government College Ikorodu
• Shams-el Deen Grammar School
• Ikorodu High School
• Government Technical College
• Civil Service Model College Igbogbo
• United High School and many more.
• Private basic and secondary established schools are numerous in Ikorodu and its environs
• Lagos State Polytechnic Ikorodu was founded in 1977
• Caleb University Imota, Ikorodu (A private own University)
• Lagos State University, Ikorodu Study Centre
• Winners' Chapel Ikorodu, Faith Avenue, Ikorodu

1. ^ "NigeriaCongress.org". http://www.nigeriacongress.org/FGN/administrative/lgadetails.asp?lg=Ikorodu. Retrieved 2007-04-08. 
2. ^ ""The World Gazetteer"". http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?men=gpro&des=gamelan&geo=347814351. Retrieved 2007-04-05. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Early History of Ikorodu". http://www.akdusa.org/. Retrieved 2007-04-08. 
4. ^ "Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Ikorodu". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.. http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9042109. Retrieved 2007-08-15. 
5. ^ "Heavy rain moves thousands in Nigeria". Reuters, republished on Press TV online (Press TV). 2007-08-06. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=18613&sectionid=3510205. Retrieved 2007-08-07. 

External links[link]

• Ikorodu Local Government

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Coordinates: 6°36′N 3°30′E / 6.6°N 3.5°E / 6.6; 3.5