Surulere
Surulere is a local government area located on the mainland in Lagos State, Nigeria. It has an area of 23 km2. At the 2006 census, there were 503,975 inhabitants, with a population density of 21,864 inhabitants per square kilometer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mainland and Ojuelegba.
Mainland
Photo: Johnbrainyvisuals, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mainland refers to a vast region of Lagos which is on the African mainland and not on islands. Lagos Mainland is the official name of a district which forms only a small part of the mainland.
Ojuelegba
Photo: Sho photography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ojuelegba is in Lagos. Ojuelegba is a suburb in Surulere local government area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria. The town is known for its crowded setting as depicted in Fela's 1975 Confusion album, Ojuelegba is regarded as one of the busiest places in Lagos.
Surulere
- Location: Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.4917° or 6° 29′ 30″ northLongitude
3.3489° or 3° 20′ 56″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
6FR5F8RX+MHGeoNames ID
7932526
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