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Lagos

Coordinates:6°27′18″N3°23′03″E /6.455027°N 3.384082°E /6.455027; 3.384082
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Lagos
  • Èkó
Metropolis
Lagos Metropolitan Area
Lagos
Lagos
Flag of Lagos
Flag
Official seal of Lagos
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Eko akete,Lasgidi[1][2]
Motto: 
Èkó ò ní bàjé o!
The location of Lagos in the State of Lagos
The location of Lagos in theState of Lagos
Lagos is located in Nigeria
Lagos
Lagos
Lagos shown within Nigeria
Coordinates:6°27′18″N3°23′03″E /6.455027°N 3.384082°E /6.455027; 3.384082
Country Nigeria
StateLagos
LGA(s)[note 1]
Settled15th century
Founded byAwori subgroup of theYoruba
Government
  ObaRilwan Akiolu I
Area
  Metropolis1,171.28 km2 (452.23 sq mi)
  Land999.6 km2 (385.9 sq mi)
  Water171.68 km2 (66.29 sq mi)
  Urban
907 km2 (350 sq mi)
  Metro
2,706.7 km2 (1,045.1 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2006 census)
  Metropolis8,048,430
  Estimate 
(2012 byLASG)
16,060,303[5]
  Rank1st
  Density6,871/km2 (17,800/sq mi)
  Urban
13,123,000[6]
  Urban density14,469/km2 (37,470/sq mi)
  Metro
21,000,000 (estimated)
  Metro density7,759/km2 (20,100/sq mi)
DemonymLagosian
GDP
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT (UTC+1))
Area code010[7]
ClimateAw
  1. Only Ikoyi-Obalande and Iru-Victoria Island LCDAs
A bridge in Lagos
A street in Lagos

Lagos is the second largestcity inAfrica and the most populous city inNigeria and in WestAfrica. There are about 12.5 million to 18 million people living in Lagos, which makes it one of the biggest cities in Africa. Lagos is surrounded by theAtlantic Ocean. The city of lagos mainland is made of several local government areas. Some of these areas are Somolu Koshofe, Ifelodun,Surulere, Agege, Ikeja,Ikorodu, Ajegunle, Oshodi, and Maryland.[8][9][10] The Lagos Island consists of Ikoyi (Eti Osa) , Victoria Island, Lekki, Ajah, Ibeju Lekki, and Sangotedo. Other Parts of Lagos city-state include : Epe, Ikorodu, and badagry.

Each Local government area has a presence of the central government with the establishment of general hospital, judiciary and police stations.

Lagos was the capital of Nigeria until 1992, when the capital becameAbuja. Lagos is still thecommercial capital of Nigeria and a gateway to West Africa. Lagos is made up of different islands like Victoria island, Banana island, Snake island, and the mainland.

Notes

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  1. Metropolitan Lagos consists 16 out of Lagos State's 20 Local government areas.[3][4]

References

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  1. "18th National Sports Festival: Lagos unveils Logo, mascot and website".Premium Times. Abuja, Nigeria. 18 June 2012. Retrieved2 October 2012.
  2. "Eko 2012: Building Branding through Sports, Articles".ThisDay. Lagos, Nigeria. 22 August 2012. Archived fromthe original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved2 October 2012.
  3. 12"Metro Lagos (Nigeria): Local Government Areas". City Population. 21 March 2015. Retrieved26 October 2015.
  4. "Lagos and Its Potentials for Economic Growth". 2 July 2015. Retrieved26 October 2015.
  5. "Population-Lagos State".Lagos State Government. Archived fromthe original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved21 February 2016.
  6. Demographia (January 2015).Demographia World Urban Areas(PDF) (11th ed.). Retrieved2 March 2015.
  7. Williams, Lizzie (2008).Bradt Travel Guides (3rd ed.). Paperback. p. 87.ISBN 978-1-8416-2397-9. Retrieved26 July 2014.
  8. Writer, Staff."Africa's biggest shipping ports". Retrieved2021-05-04.
  9. Rajewski, Brian (1999).Cities of the World: Africa. Gale.ISBN 978-0-8103-7692-2.
  10. Campbell, John (2012-07-10)."This Is Africa's New Biggest City: Lagos, Nigeria, Population 21 Million".The Atlantic. Retrieved2021-05-04.
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