Lagos City

Lagos is the most populous city in , spreading out across two main islands and onto the mainland. It is the country's financial capital, and is famous throughout Africa for its music scene.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations: Ikeja and Eti-Osa.

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is the capital of Lagos state in . Its population in 2022 was about 470,000. Before the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, is a well-planned, clean and quiet residential and commercial town with shopping malls, pharmacies and government Reservation Areas.

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is a Local Government Area of in Nigeria. Lagos State Government administers the council area as Ikoyi-Obalande LCDA, East, and Iru Victoria Island LCDA.

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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.

Destinations to Discover

Places to explore: Agege and Lagos Island.

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is in . It's a suburb of half a million people in Ikeja division which is the capital of . is one of the closest regions to . is a Local Government area in .

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is an island and district in Lagos, containing a central business district. The island is characterized by high-rise buildings and businesses. The island is home to many of the city's largest wholesale marketplaces, and to some important sites.

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is a local government area in Lagos City, . It is the largest local government in Lagos in terms of population. This article includes Idimu, a suburb of that is east of Isheri Olofin and south of Oduwole, and Ikotun.

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is a town in Lagos, . It is a part of the Lagos Metropolitan Area. It is a primarily residential area which also features some interesting places.

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is a city and local government area located on the in , 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.

is in Lagos City. Commerce is an important part of the economy of LGA, and there are many markets in the region, including the Vinukonu and Ojota markets.

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is a neighbourhood in Lagos and a local government area in . Its administrative headquarters is located on Durosimi Street. Local Government is part of the Lagos East Senatorial Zone and a lawmaker represents the district at the Federal House of Representatives.

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is an affluent area that encompasses a former island of the same name, neighbouring Lagos Island, Ikoyi and the end of the Lekki Peninsula by the Lagos Lagoon.

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The refers to a vast region of Lagos which is on the African and not on islands. Lagos is the official name of a district which forms only a small part of the .

is an area in , . It is a LCDA under the Local Government.

is a town in Lagos City, and was popular for its market which was one of the biggest market in Lagos until its demolition in 2016.

is an area in , Southwest Nigeria. It is a local council development area under the Local Government.

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is a popular city district in the Lagos mainland area of Lagos City. has a lot of federal government institutions located in its vicinity as it houses the Queens College, a federal girls-only school, and the University of Lagos, a federal University, amongst others.

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, also known as Ifako-Ijaye, is a town in Lagos City, Southwest Nigeria. It had a population of 428,000 people in 2006.

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is an artificial, sheltered island beach destination in near the high-traffic shipping harbor of Lagos. Unlike the heavy, dangerous Atlantic swells that crash against most coastal shores in southwestern Nigeria, 's unique location behind man-made harbor breakwaters provides calm, highly swimmable waters.

is in , . It is north of , a densely populated area with a mix of housing for high- and low-income earners.

is a town in , 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.

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is one of the most affluent districts in Lagos. It is located in the Eti-Osa local government, is one of the most expensive areas of Lagos State as it is widely dominated by the elite, government officials and politicians, and well-to-do people.

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is a Local Government Area in Lagos City. Tin Can Island Port is located in .

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is a city in , Southwest Nigeria. This article describes the parts of that are in the Ibeju-Lekki local government area. The local government area is covered by a separate article.

is a city within the Metropolitan city of Lagos, . It is close to Mile 12. The place has a branch of Foursquare Gospel Church and many other religious institutions.

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is in Lagos. 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, is regarded as one of the busiest places in Lagos.

is in . is an area of Lagos in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. It is a local council development area under the Oshodi Local Government.

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is an area of Lagos in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. It is a local council development area under the Oshodi Local Government.

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is a community situated in the northwest of Lagos City and a district of Local Government, the biggest constituency in Lagos City. It is connected by road linkages to Ikotun and to Iyana-Oba.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Nigerian National Museum and Onikan Stadium.

Museum
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The is a national museum of , located in the city of Lagos. The museum has a notable collection of Nigerian art, including pieces of statuary, carvings, and archaeological and ethnographic exhibits.

Stadium
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The Mobolaji Johnson Arena, previously known as , is a multi-purpose stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of 1472 F.C, First Bank F.C, Ikorodu City F.C, Inter Lagos, Julius Berger F.C, Prince Kazeem Eleku F.C, Smart City F.C, Sporting Lagos, Stationery Stores F.C. and Valiant F.C.

Park
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is a memorial and leisure park area in the middle of downtown Lagos in , which was formerly Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ijora and Ebute Metta.

is a small district in . The area used to be a swampy and water-logged area before the reclamation of land and further reconstruction was done on it to make it the of today, which is now an industrial estate.

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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.

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Eko AtlanticPronunciation, officially Nigeria International Commerce city, also known as City, is a planned city in , , being constructed on a peninsula as land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean.

Lagos City

Latitude
6.4551° or 6° 27′ 18″ north
Longitude
3.3942° or 3° 23′ 39″ east
Population
10,400,000
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
IATA airport code
LOS
UN/LOCODE
NG LOS
Open location code
6FR5F94V+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27565124
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2332459
Wiki­data ID
Q8673
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Lagos City” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Lagos”
  • Albanian: “Lagos”
  • Amharic: “ሌጎስ”
  • Arabic: “لاغوس”
  • Aragonese: “Lagos”
  • Armenian: “Լագոս”
  • Arpitan: “Lagos”
  • Assamese: “লাগ’চ”
  • Asturian: “Lagos”
  • Azerbaijani: “Laqos”
  • Balinese: “Lagos”
  • Bambara: “Lagos”
  • Bashkir: “Лагос”
  • Basque: “Lagos”
  • Belarusian: “Лагас”
  • Bengali: “লেগোস”
  • Bislama: “Lagos”
  • Bosnian: “Lagos”
  • Breton: “Lagos”
  • Bulgarian: “Лагос”
  • Burmese: “လေးဂို့စ်မြို့”
  • Catalan: “Lagos”
  • Cebuano: “Lagos (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Lagos”
  • Central Kurdish: “لاگۆس”
  • Chechen: “Лагос”
  • Chinese: “拉各斯”
  • Chinese: “拉哥斯”
  • Chuvash: “Лагос”
  • Cornish: “Lagos”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Lagos”
  • Croatian: “Lagos”
  • Czech: “Lagos”
  • Dagbani: “Lagos”
  • Danish: “Lagos”
  • Dotyali: “लागोस”
  • Dutch: “Lagos”
  • Eastern Mari: “Лагос”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لاجوس”
  • Esperanto: “Lagoso”
  • Estonian: “Lagos”
  • Extremaduran: “Lagos”
  • Faroese: “Lagos”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Lagos”
  • Finnish: “Lagos”
  • French: “Lagos”
  • Fulah: “Lagos”
  • Galician: “Lagos, Nixeria”
  • Galician: “Lagos”
  • Georgian: “ლაგოსი”
  • German: “Lagos”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Lagos”
  • Greek: “Λάγος”
  • Guarani: “Lagos”
  • Gujarati: “લાગોસ”
  • Hausa: “Lagos”
  • Hebrew: “לאגוס”
  • Hindi: “लागोस”
  • Hindi: “लागोस्”
  • Hindi: “लेगोस”
  • Hungarian: “Lagos”
  • Icelandic: “Lagos”
  • Ido: “Lagos”
  • Igbo: “Lagos”
  • Iloko: “Lagos”
  • Inari Sami: “Lagos”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Lagos”
  • Indonesian: “Lagos”
  • Ingush: “Лагос”
  • Interlingua: “Lagos”
  • Interlingue: “Lagos”
  • Irish: “Lagos”
  • Italian: “Lagos”
  • Japanese: “ラゴス”
  • Javanese: “Lagos”
  • Jju: “Legwot”
  • Kabiyè: “Legɔsɩ”
  • Kannada: “ಲಾಗೊಸ್”
  • Kannada: “ಲಾಗೋಸ್”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Lagos”
  • Kazakh: “Лагос”
  • Kikuyu: “Lagos”
  • Kirghiz: “Лагос шаары”
  • Kirghiz: “Лагос”
  • Korean: “라고스”
  • Korean: “라구스”
  • Kurdish: “Lagos”
  • Ladin: “Lagos”
  • Latin: “Lacupolis”
  • Latvian: “Lagosa”
  • Lezghian: “Лагос”
  • Lingala: “Lagos”
  • Lithuanian: “Lagosas”
  • Lombard: “Lagos”
  • Low German: “Lagos”
  • Luxembourgish: “Lagos”
  • Macedonian: “Лагос”
  • Malagasy: “Lagos”
  • Malay: “Lagos”
  • Malayalam: “ലാഗോസ്”
  • Maltese: “Lagos”
  • Manipuri: “ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ”
  • Marathi: “लागोस”
  • Mazanderani: “لاگوس”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Lagos”
  • Minangkabau: “Lagos”
  • Mingrelian: “ლაგოსი”
  • Mirandese: “Lagos”
  • Moksha: “Лагос”
  • Mongolian: “Лагос”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “لاڭوص”
  • Navajo: “Tótaʼ Yadaazʼáhí”
  • Neapolitan: “Lagos”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Lagos”
  • Northern Frisian: “Lagos”
  • Northern Sami: “Lagos”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lagos”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lagos”
  • Norwegian: “Lagos”
  • Nyanja: “Lagos”
  • Obolo: “Legọs”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Lagos”
  • Oriya: “ଲାଗୋସ”
  • Ossetian: “Лагос”
  • Paiwan: “Lagos”
  • Panjabi: “ਲਾਗੋਸ”
  • Papiamento: “Lagos”
  • Persian: “لاگوس”
  • Piemontese: “Lagos”
  • Polish: “Lagos”
  • Portuguese: “Lagos”
  • Pushto: “لاګوس”
  • Quechua: “Lagos”
  • Romanian: “Lagos”
  • Russia Buriat: “Лагос”
  • Russian: “Лагос”
  • Rusyn: “Лаґос”
  • Samogitian: “Laguosos”
  • Santali: “ᱞᱟᱜᱚᱥ”
  • Sardinian: “Lagos”
  • Scots: “Lagos”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Lagos”
  • Serbian: “Лагос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lagos”
  • Shan: “ဝဵင်းလေးၵူဝ်ႉၸ်”
  • Shona: “Lagos”
  • Sicilian: “Lagos”
  • Silesian: “Lagos”
  • Sindhi: “لاگوس”
  • Sinhala: “ලාගොස්”
  • Skolt Sami: “Lagos”
  • Slovak: “Lagos”
  • Slovenian: “Lagos”
  • Somali: “Lagos”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لاقوس”
  • Spanish: “Lagos”
  • Swahili: “Lagos”
  • Swedish: “Lagos”
  • Swiss German: “Lagos”
  • Tagalog: “Lagos”
  • Tagalog: “Lungsod ng Lagos”
  • Tajik: “Лагос”
  • Tamil: “லாகோஸ்”
  • Tatar: “Лагос”
  • Telugu: “లాగోస్”
  • Thai: “เลกอส”
  • Turkish: “Lagos”
  • Turkmen: “Lagos”
  • Tyap: “Legwot”
  • Ukrainian: “Лагос”
  • Ukrainian: “Лаґос”
  • Urdu: “لاگوس”
  • Uzbek: “Lagos”
  • Venetian: “Lagos”
  • Veps: “Lagos”
  • Vietnamese: “Lagos”
  • Volapük: “Lagos”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Lagos”
  • Welsh: “Lagos”
  • Western Frisian: “Lagos”
  • Western Panjabi: “لاگوس”
  • Wu Chinese: “拉各斯”
  • Yakut: “Лагос”
  • Yiddish: “לאגאס”
  • Yoruba: “Èkó”
  • Yue Chinese: “拉哥斯”
  • “Lagos”
  • “ma tomo Eko”

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