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Lagos (/ ˈ l eɪ ɡ ɒ s / LAY-goss; [10] [11] also US: / ˈ l ɑː ɡ oʊ s / LAH-gohss; [11] [12] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent.
Lagos state is made up of five administrative divisions, namely, Ikorodu, Ikeja, Epe, Badagry, and Lagos Island, with Ikeja being the Capital. The five divisions consists of a total of 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). [1] [2] [3]
HDI (2021) 0.681 [7] medium · 1st of 37. Website. lagosstate.gov.ng. Lagos State ( Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó, Gun: Ayìmátẹ̀n Awọnlìn tọ̀n) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 Nigerian states, it is the second most populous state but the smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the ...
Nigerian cities are categorized into three types; there is the "Metropolis", which is characterized by having more than one Local Government Areas (LGAs). These types of cities are usually formed when large municipalities are split into smaller LGAs, to aid efficient administration and management, or when small towns grow and merge into existing large cities, or both; some are also formed when ...
Lagos Island ( Yoruba: Ìsàlẹ̀ Èkó) is the principal and central Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos, Nigeria. It was the capital of Lagos State until 1957. [ 2 ] It is part of the Lagos Division. [ 3 ] As of the preliminary 2006 Nigerian census, the LGA had a population of 209,437 within an area of just 8.7 km 2.
Lekki is a city in Lagos State, Nigeria.It is located to the south-east of Lagos city.Lekki is a naturally formed peninsula, adjoining to its west Victoria Island and Ikoyi districts of Lagos, with the Atlantic Ocean to its south, Lagos Lagoon to the north, and Lekki Lagoon to its east; however, the city's southeast, which ends around the western edge of Refuge Island, adjoins the eastern part ...
Map of Nigeria. Lagos, Lagos. Kano, Kano State, second-most populous city by census 2006. Ibadan, Oyo State, third-most populous. This is a list of populated places in Nigeria. Cities in bold are among the fourteenth-most populous in the country (covered in more detail at List of Nigerian cities by population ): Port Harcourt City Center ...
City. Lagos. Time zone. UTC+1 ( WAT) postal code. 100001. Lagos Mainland Local Government is a local government area in the Lagos Division of Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located in central Lagos and has its headquarters at Ebute Metta. [1]