Coker
Coker is a suburb in Surulere, Lagos City, Lagos State. Coker is situated nearby to the suburb Ijesha-Tedo, as well as near Amukoko.Places of Interest
Highlights include National Stadium and Teslim Balogun Stadium.
National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: S.aderogba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lagos National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria. It comprises an Olympic-size swimming arena and a multipurpose arena used for athletics, rugby union, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, wrestling and boxing matches. National Stadium is situated 4 km northeast of Coker.
Teslim Balogun Stadium
Stadium
Photo: S.aderogba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teslim Balogun Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of First Bank FC. Teslim Balogun Stadium is situated 3½ km northeast of Coker.
National Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Maersk Line, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Theatre, Nigeria now known as The Wole Soyinka Center for Culture and Creative Arts, Nigeria is the primary centre for the performing arts in Nigeria. National Theatre is situated 4 km east of Coker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amuwo-Odofin and Ajegunle.
Amuwo-Odofin
Photo: GodwinPaya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amuwo-Odofin is a community of 1.5 million people in Lagos City. It includes Festac Town a federal housing estate named after the Second World African Festival of Arts and Culture that was held there in 1977, and Satellite Town, a suburb and state housing estate that was set up by the Lagos state government in 1960 to support and help government workers become land and house owners.
Ajegunle
Ajegunle is a town in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. It is located in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun local government area of Lagos. It's often seen as the slum or ghetto of Lagos State.Okota
Okota is in Lagos State. Okota is an area of Lagos in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. It is a local council development area under the Oshodi Local Government.Coker
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Surulere, Lagos City, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.4793° or 6° 28′ 46″ northLongitude
3.33393° or 3° 20′ 2″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
6FR5F8HM+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 14136561162OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2345909
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