Ojuelegba
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: geographic location
- Description: suburb in Lagos
- Also known as: “Ojuelegba, Lagos”
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.
Tejuosho Market
Shopping center
Photo: Koyejoadejoye, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tejuosho Market is an ultramodern market located along the Ojuelegba-Itire Road in Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. The market which is divided into two phases contains about 2,383 lock-up shops in a sprawling four-storey building and about 1,251 K-clamps…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Surulere and Yaba.
Surulere
Photo: S.aderogba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Yaba
Yaba is a popular city district in the Lagos mainland area of Lagos City. Yaba 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.
Mainland
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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.
Ojuelegba
Latitude
6.5088° or 6° 30′ 32″ northLongitude
3.3693° or 3° 22′ 9″ eastOpen location code
6FR5G959+GPWikidata ID
Q22569300
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In Other Languages
From French to Yoruba—“Ojuelegba” goes by many names.
- French: “Ojuelegba”
- Hausa: “Ojuelegba, Lagos”
- Igbo: “Ojuelegba, Lagos”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Ojuelegba”
- Yoruba: “Ojuelegba, Lagos”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Ojuelegba”. Photo: Sho photography, CC BY-SA 4.0.