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Ikorodu is a city and Local Government Area in Lagos State, Nigeria.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.nigeriacongress.org/FGN/administrative/lgadetails.asp?lg=Ikorodu )〕 Located South East of Lagos State along the Lagos Lagoon, it shares a boundary with Ogun State. As of the 2006 Census Ikorodu had an enumerated population of 535,619. == Geography and economy == Ikorodu is situated at a distance of approximately 36 km north of Lagos. The town is bounded on the South by the Lagoon. In the north, Ikorodu shares common boundary with Ogun State. While in the East, it has common boundary with Agbowa-Ikosi, a town in Epe Division of Lagos State. In identifying some of which are today called ‘Itun’. Each Itun has an exact boundry. There are about Sixteen or seventeen ‘Ituns’ in Ikorodu. Examples are: ‘Itunmaja is inhabited by people mainly from Idowa, an important Ijebu town. Itunwaiye ‘was occupied by people from ‘Iraiye’ (Iwaiye) in Ogun State, Remo’ and people of Itun Ojoru, are from Igbein, of Egba etc. There are three principals in Ikorodu i) ISHEI ii) IJOMU iii) AGA The Ituns: ( minor areas). The Itas (squares) Ikorodu in the last 40 years or so, did not extend beyond the inner circular route: Ojubode, Etunrenren, Epadi, (Ayangbunren Road) Oju Ogbe, Ireshe, Eluku Street, Ojubode Street Ojubode Orere Garage (Oriwu Hotel) Lagos Road, Ikorodu Township has now metamorphosed into a Metropolis over a million people. Therefore extended to Aga Titun, Agbele, Erunwen, Solomade, Eyita, Agbala, Lowa, Gbasemo, Oke Ota Ona etc. It has again extended to greater Ikorodu by the creation of Ikorodu West Development Council Area, Owutu as the headquarters which includes Ipakodo, Majidun, Otowolo, Oriokuta, Ajaguro, Ogolonto, Araromi-Solebo etc. and Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area, that includes Isiwu, Odogunyan, Odonla, Odokekere, Okegbegun, Rofo, Lasunwon, Agbede, Losi Oba, Erikorodo, Araromi, Mojoda, Oke Ogbodo, Laiyeode/Akaun, Liadi, Maya, Parafa, Adamo, Aleke etc. Surrounding major towns that make up Ikorodu Divisions are Imota, Ijede and Igbogbo and all these major towns constitute their own Local Council Development Area with their respective traditional rulers (Obas). Main occupations of Ikorodu people are trading (commerce) and farming. Industry: Ikorodu Division has a large Industrial area containing many factories. In Ikorodu township alone, half of the twenty-five (25) registered banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) have branch offices in Ikorodu. Ikorodu's relative closeness to sprawling Lagos conurbation makes it the fastest growing exurb near Lagos metropolis. There is influx of people from Ikorodu's surrounding towns and villages and also from Lagos metropolis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ikorodu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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