Surulere

Surulere 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.
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  • Type: Town with 192,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “LGA”, “Sufu-Lere”, “Suru-Lere”, and “Surulere, LGA”

Places of Interest

Highlights: National Stadium and Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Stadium
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The Lagos is a multi-purpose stadium in Surulere, Lagos State, .

Stadium
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The is a multi-use in Surulere, , .

Shopping center
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is an ultramodern market located along…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ojuelegba and Yaba.

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is in Lagos. is a suburb…

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is a popular city district in the Lagos mainland area of .

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The refers to a vast region of Lagos which is on the African and not on islands.

Surulere

Latitude
6.5008° or 6° 30′ 3″ north
Longitude
3.3571° or 3° 21′ 26″ east
Population
192,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
IATA airport code
QSL
UN/LOCODE
NG QSL
Open location code
6FR5G924+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501527946
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2322733
Wiki­data ID
Q994119
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Surulere” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سوروليري”
  • Cebuano: “Surulere (distrito sa Lagos State)”
  • Cebuano: “Surulere”
  • Chinese: “苏鲁莱雷”
  • Dutch: “Surulere”
  • Esperanto: “Surulere”
  • French: “Surulere”
  • German: “Surulere”
  • Gun: “Surulere”
  • Hausa: “Surulere”
  • Igbo: “Surulere”
  • Italian: “Surulere”
  • Japanese: “スルレレ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Surulere”
  • Persian: “سورولره”
  • Portuguese: “Surulere”
  • Russian: “Сурулере”
  • Spanish: “Surulere”
  • Tsonga: “Surulere”
  • Ukrainian: “Сурулере”
  • Yoruba: “Surulere”
  • Yoruba: “Súrùlérè”
  • “Surulere”

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