Lagos eko project
Baseline Data Project Area and Location
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: Baseline DataProject Area and LocationLagos state was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of Decree No. 14 of 1967, which restructured Nigeria’s Federation into 12 States. Prior to this, Lagos Municipality had been administered by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs as the regional authority; while the Lagos City Council (LCC) governed the City of Lagos. The State took off as an administrative entity on April 11, 1968 with Lagos Island serving the dual role of being the State and Federal Capital. 
Figure 4.2: Map of Lagos Lagos State lies in the south-western part of the country, on the West Coast of Africa (Figure 4.1). It has boundaries with Ogun State both in the North and East; in the West by the Republic of Benin and in South it stretches for 180 kilometres along the Guinea Coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The state occupies an area of 3,577 sq. km. 22% of which consists of lagoons and creeks. Prominent among these is the Lagos and Elk Lagoons, Kuramo Waters, Ologe and Ogun River. Others are Badagry, Port Novo and the Five Cowrie Creeks. The main biological, physical and socio-economic characteristics of the state are summarized below. Directory: curated curated -> Concept stage curated -> Concept stage curated -> Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Urbanization Review curated -> Report No: aus11011 Central America curated -> Report No. 94474-pk fiscal Disaster Risk Assessment Options for Consideration curated -> Environmental and Social Management Framework for the Costa Rica Telecommunications Sector Modernization Project curated -> Environment Impact Assessment For Jiangxi Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport Beijing Guohuantiandi Environmental Technology Development Center. Ltd. Oct. 2012 Content curated -> Growth through Innovation An Industrial Strategy for Shanghai By Shahid Yusuf Kaoru Nabeshima April 22nd, 2009 curated -> Report No: 70178. People's Republic of China Download 0.8 Mb. Share with your friends:
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