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Table 7.12: Number of Local Governments in Nigeria by StateNo. ofS/N StateS/N State No. of LGALGA1 Akwa Ibom 24 17 Ondo 262 Anambra 16 18 Oyo 253 Adamawa 16 19 Plateau 234 Bauchi 23 20 Rivers 245 Edo 14 21 Sokoto 296 Benue 18 22 Abia 177 Borno 21 23 Delta 198 Cross River 14 24 Enugu 199 Imo 21 25 Jigawa 2110 Kaduna 18 26 Kebbi 1611 Kano 34 27 Kogi 2312 Katsina 26 28 Taraba 1213 Kwara 12 29 Yobe 1314 Lagos 15 30 Ogun 2315 Niger 19 31 FCT 416 Ogun 15WATER AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTSSource: AWDR National Report (FGN Official Gazette No. 25 Vol.84, 1997).The 250 towns or cities housed about 22 percent of the country’s population in 1976. Withthe increase in the number of cities to about 600,the population should double and so should thewater demand (Table 7.13). The developmentof most cities in Nigeria is associated with theestablishment of commercial institutions andmedium- and large-scale industries that obtainmuch of their water supply from the publicsources. The daily water demand estimated to includethe need of such establishments is about150 liters per person per day.Table 7.13: The Projected Urban Water DemandSTATE Year 1991 2000 2020XPop.Pop1000DemandDemandDemandX1000x 1000POPService Pop.MLD LcdMLD Lcd Serv Pop. MLD Lcd Serv PopX 100059.9%Rivers 2461 217.9 89 1230(49%) 3284 342.2 1045429 988.7 182 4343 79.9%1970A k w a59.9%1246 99.2 80 623(50%) 1662 156.6 942748 458.2 167 2199 80%Ibom1997C r o s s59.9%872 81.4 93 436(50%) 1164 129.0 1111924 363.8 189 1539 79.9%River69859.9%Imo 1710 130.7 76 855(50%) 2282 202.8 893773 605.3 160 3018 79.9%136959.9%Abia 1318 128.9 98 659(50%) 1759 123.1 1172907 571.3 197 2326 80%105560%Anambra 1836 167.8 91 918(50%) 2450 262.8 1074051 751.1 185 3241 80%147060%Enugu 1989 186.9 94 995(50%) 2655 291.1 1104389 823.3 188 3511 79.9%159360%Oyo 2269 33.8 147 1133(50%) 3025 541.7 1795001 1424 285 4001 80%181559.9%Osun 1624 168.9 104 812(50%) 2167 256.7 1183583 736.9 206 2866(79.99%)130059.9%Ondo 2457 226.0 92 1228(49%) 3279 360.8 1105421 1003.7 185 4336 79.9%196759.9%Edo 1382 120.7 87 691(50%) 1844 191.1 1043048 543.7 178 2438 79.9%110660%Lagos 5568 1048.7 188 2784(50%) 7430 1718 23112284 4435.4 361 9827 79.9%44.5960%Ogun 1645 185.1 113 823(50%) 2195 281.9 1283630 807.1 222 2904 80%131760%Delta 1610 132.8 82 805(50%) 2148 218.6 1023552 618.8 174 2841 79.9%128960%Benue 883 77.3 88 441(49%) 1234 128.3 1042226 397.9 179 1781 80%74160%Adamawa 995 84.8 85 497(49%) 1390 140.9 1012507 443.0 177 2006 80%834183