Badagry Division
The First Administrative Building , Badagry, Lagos.
Badagry Division is an administrative division of Lagos State in Nigeria.
History
Badagry Division figures in the history of relations and contact between Nigeria and Europe, as it was a major slave outpost and market prior to British colonization. It was also the place where, in 1842, Christianity was first preached in Nigeria; this was memorialized by the Agia Cenotaph.
LGAs
It consists of four local government areas:
Major settlements
- Badagry
- Ibereko,kingdom,nigeria
- Oke oko
- Ajara
- Iworo-Ajido
- Akarakumo
- Gbaji
- Aseri
- Egan
- Aganrin
- Ahanfe
- Epe
- Posi
- Mowo
- Itoga
- Ebiri
- Ekunpa
- Aradagun
- Berekete
- Mosafejo
- Gayingbo-Topo
- Kankon Moba
- Popoji
- Oranyan
- Tafi-Awori
- Yeketome
- Ipota
- Seme Border
- Iyafm
- Farasime
- Mushin
Awori District settlements
In the Awori District are:
- Awodi-Ora
- Ishasi
- Oto-Awori
- Ijanikin
- Ilogbo
- Oko-Afo
- Sibiri
- Apa
- Idoluwo-ile
- Ado-Soba
- Ibeshe
- Irede
- Irese
- Mebamu
- Itewe
- Igede
- Ajangbadi
- lyagbe
- Ajegunie
- Aiyetoro
- Festac Town
- Satellite Town
- Iba
- Kirikiri
- Agboju-Amuwo
- Okokomaiko
- Ojo
- Amukoko
- Alaba-Ore
- Ijoiin
- Igbanko
- Imore
- Ijegun
- Mushin
- Isolo
- Ota
- Itire
- Ipaja
- Agege
- Ibereko
Trivia
- Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences is located in Badagry Division.
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