Yaba

Yaba is a popular city district in the Lagos mainland area of . 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.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: local council development area in Lagos
  • Also known as: “Yaba, Lagos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Stadium and Tejuosho Market.

Stadium
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The Lagos is a multi-purpose stadium in Surulere, Lagos State, . It comprises an Olympic-size swimming arena and a multipurpose arena used for athletics, rugby union, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, wrestling and boxing matches.

Shopping center
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is an ultramodern market located along the Ojuelegba-Itire Road in Yaba, Lagos, , Nigeria. The market is divided into two phases.

Stadium
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The is a multi-use in , , . It is used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of First Bank FC.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mainland and Ojuelegba.

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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 .

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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.

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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.

Yaba

Latitude
6.4979° or 6° 29′ 52″ north
Longitude
3.3829° or 3° 22′ 59″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NG QYB
Open location code
6FR5F9XM+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501513526
Geo­Names ID
2318527
Wiki­data ID
Q3509639
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yoruba—“Yaba” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “亚巴”
  • Chinese: “亞巴”
  • Esperanto: “Jaba”
  • Estonian: “Yaba”
  • French: “Yaba”
  • German: “Yaba”
  • Hausa: “Yaba, Lagos”
  • Hausa: “Yaba”
  • Igbo: “Yaba, Lagos”
  • Igbo: “Yaba”
  • Irish: “Yaba”
  • Korean: “야바”
  • Portuguese: “Yaba”
  • Russian: “Яба”
  • Turkish: “Yaba”
  • Yoruba: “Yaba”

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