Somolu
Somolu is a neighbourhood in Lagos and a local government area in Lagos State. Its administrative headquarters is located on Durosimi Street. Somolu Local Government is part of the Lagos East Senatorial Zone and a lawmaker represents the district at the Federal House of Representatives.
- Type: Suburb with 403,000 residents
- Description: local government area of Nigeria
- Also known as: “Shomolu”
Places of Interest
Highlights: National Orthopaedic Hospital and Gbagada General Hospital.
National Orthopaedic Hospital
Hospital
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ojuelegba and Kosofe.
Kosofe
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Somolu
- Categories: local government area of Nigeria and locality
- Location: Lagos City, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.5384° or 6° 32′ 18″ north
Longitude
3.3719° or 3° 22′ 19″ east
Population
403,000
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
6FR5G9QC+8Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Somolu” goes by many names.
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