Makoko
Makoko is an informal settlement across the 3rd Mainland Bridge located on the coast of mainland Lagos, Nigeria. A third of the community is built on stilts along the lagoon and the rest is on the land.
- Suburb with about 85,800 residents
- Description: informal settlement in Lagos State, Nigeria
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Places in the Area
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Makoko
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Latitude
6.4959° or 6° 29′ 45″ north
Longitude
3.3923° or 3° 23′ 32″ east
Open location code
6FR5F9WR+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“Makoko” goes by many names.
마코코Korean
MakokoMalagasy
മകോക്കോMalayalam
MakokoSwahili
MakokoVietnamese
MakokoWelsh
MakokoYoruba
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