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Lagos ( | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Lagos | |||
| official_name = Lagos Metropolitan Area <br/> {{unbulleted list|item_style=font-size:85%; |{{native name|yo|Ìlú Èkó}}}} | |||
| native_name ={{unbulleted list|item_style=font-size:85%; |Èkó}} | |||
| image_skyline =Lagos Island.jpg | |||
| imagesize = 300px | |||
| image_caption = Lagos | |||
| image_flag = Lagos Flag.png | |||
| image_seal = Lagos Seal.png | |||
| nickname = ''Eko akete'', ''Lasgidi''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://premiumtimesng.com/sports/5817-18th-national-sports-festival-lagos-unveils-logo-mascot-and-website.html|title=18th National Sports Festival: Lagos unveils Logo, mascot and website|date=18 June 2012|work=[[Premium Times]]|accessdate=2 October 2012|location=Abuja, Nigeria}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/eko-2012-building-branding-through-sports/122890/|title=Eko 2012: Building Branding through Sports, Articles|date=22 August 2012|work=[[ThisDay]]|accessdate=2 October 2012|location=Lagos, Nigeria|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112111/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/eko-2012-building-branding-through-sports/122890/|archivedate=24 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
| motto = ''Èkó ò ní bàjé o!'' | |||
| image_map = Location of Lagos.png | |||
| map_caption = The location of Lagos in the [[Lagos State|State of Lagos]] | |||
| pushpin_map = Nigeria | |||
| pushpin_mapsize = | |||
| pushpin_map_caption = Lagos shown within Nigeria | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|6.455027|3.384082|region:NG|display=inline,title}} | |||
| subdivision_type = Country | |||
| subdivision_name = {{NGR}} | |||
| subdivision_type1 = [[States of Nigeria|State]] | |||
| subdivision_type2 = [[Local Government Areas of Nigeria|LGA(s)]]{{refn|group=note|Metropolitan Lagos consists 16 out of Lagos State's 20 Local government areas.<ref name="metrolagospop">{{cite web | url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/nigeria-metrolagos.php | title=Metro Lagos (Nigeria): Local Government Areas | publisher=City Population | date=21 March 2015 | accessdate=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="metropolitan Lagos">{{cite web | url=https://ng.boell.org/2015/07/02/lagos-and-its-potentials-economic-growth | title=Lagos and Its Potentials for Economic Growth | date=2 July 2015 | accessdate=26 October 2015}}</ref>}} | |||
| subdivision_name1 = [[Lagos State|Lagos]] | |||
| subdivision_name2 = {{collapsible list |title=List of LGAs | |||
|'''Island''' |[[Amuwo-Odofin]] |[[Apapa]] |[[Eti-Osa]]{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Only Ikoyi-Obalande and Iru-Victoria Island LCDAs}} |[[Lagos Island]] | |||
|'''Mainland'''|[[Ajeromi-Ifelodun]]|[[Lagos Mainland]]|[[Surulere]] | |||
|'''Suburban''' |[[Agege]] |[[Alimosho]] |[[Ifako-Ijaiye]] |[[Ikeja]] |[[Kosofe]] |[[Mushin, Lagos|Mushin]] |[[Ojo, Lagos State|Ojo]] |[[Oshodi-Isolo]] |[[Shomolu]] |}} | |||
| established_title = Settled | |||
| established_date = 15th century | |||
| founder = [[Awori tribe|Awori]] subgroup of the [[Yoruba People|Yoruba]] | |||
| seat_type = | |||
| seat = | |||
| government_footnotes = | |||
| leader_title1 = [[Oba of Lagos|Oba]] | |||
| leader_name1 = [[Rilwan Akiolu]] I | |||
| area_footnotes = <ref name="metrolagospop"/> | |||
| area_total_km2 = 1171.28 | |||
| area_land_km2 = 999.6 | |||
| area_water_km2 = 171.68 | |||
| area_urban_km2 = 907 | |||
| area_metro_km2 = 2706.7 | |||
| elevation_m = | |||
| elevation_ft = 135 | |||
| population_total = 8,048,430 | |||
| population_as_of = 2006 census | |||
| population_footnotes = | |||
| population_density_km2 = 6,871 | |||
| population_est = 16,060,303<ref name="LASG">{{cite web | url=http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/pagelinks.php?p=6 | title=Population-Lagos State | publisher=[[Lagos State Government]] | accessdate=21 February 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018094514/http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/pagelinks.php?p=6 | archive-date=18 October 2015}}</ref> | |||
| pop_est_as_of = 2012 by [[Lagos State Government|LASG]] | |||
| population_urban = 13,123,000<ref name=Demographia>{{cite book|author1=Demographia|title=Demographia World Urban Areas|date=January 2015|edition=11th|url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref> | |||
| population_density_urban_km2 =14,469 | |||
| population_metro = 21,000,000 (estimated) | |||
| population_density_metro_km2 = 7,759 | |||
| population_rank = [[List of Nigerian cities by population|1st]] | |||
| population_demonym = Lagosian | |||
| demographics_type1 = [[List of cities by GDP|GDP]] | |||
| demographics1_footnotes = | |||
| demographics1_title1 = | |||
| area_code = [[Telephone numbers in Nigeria|010]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fwuQ71ZbaOcC&pg=PA87&redir_esc=y|title= Bradt Travel Guides|edition=3rd|publisher=Paperback|isbn=978-1-8416-2397-9|first=Lizzie | last=Williams|page=87|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref> | |||
| website = | |||
| footnotes = {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} | |||
| type = Metropolis | |||
| demographics1_info1 = | |||
| demographics1_title2 = | |||
| demographics1_info2 = | |||
| demographics1_title3 = | |||
| demographics1_info3 = | |||
| gini = | |||
| gini_year = | |||
| gini_category = | |||
| timezone = [[West Africa Time|WAT]] (UTC+1) | |||
| utc_offset = +1 | |||
| blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] | |||
| blank_info = [[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]] | |||
}} | |||
[[File:Lagos_1_galleryfull.jpg|right|thumb|A bridge in Lagos]] | |||
[[File:A_street_in_Lagos%2C_Nigeria.jpg|right|thumb|A street in Lagos]] | |||
'''Lagos''' is the second largest [[city]] in [[Africa]] and the most populous city in [[Nigeria]] and in West [[Africa]]. There are about 12.5 million to 18 million people living in Lagos, which makes it one of the biggest cities in Africa. Lagos is surrounded by the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The city is made of several local government areas. Some of these areas are Somolu Koshofe, Ifelodun, Surulere, Agege, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Ajegunle, Oshodi, and Maryland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=Staff|title=Africa’s biggest shipping ports|url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/trending/81995/africas-biggest-shipping-ports/|access-date=2021-05-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-VwMKQlGjIC|title=Cities of the World: Africa|last=Rajewski|first=Brian|date=1999|publisher=Gale|isbn=978-0-8103-7692-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Campbell|first=John|date=2012-07-10|title=This Is Africa's New Biggest City: Lagos, Nigeria, Population 21 Million|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/this-is-africas-new-biggest-city-lagos-nigeria-population-21-million/259611/|access-date=2021-05-04|website=The Atlantic|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Each Local government area has a presence of the central government with the establishment of general hospital, judiciary and police stations. | |||
Lagos was the capital of Nigeria until 1992, when the capital became [[Abuja]]. Lagos is still the [[Commerce|commercial]] capital of Nigeria and a gateway to West Africa. Lagos is made up of different islands like Victoria island, Bananna island, Snake island, and the mainland | |||
==Notes== | |||
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== References == | |||
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[[Category:Former national capitals]] | |||
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| Motto: Èkó ò ní bàjé o! | |
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| Coordinates: 6°27′18″N 3°23′03″E / 6.455027°N 3.384082°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Lagos |
| LGA(s)[note 1] | List of LGAs
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| Settled | 15th century |
| Founded by | Awori subgroup of the Yoruba |
| Government | |
| • Oba | Rilwan Akiolu I |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 1,171.28 km2 (452.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 999.6 km2 (385.9 sq mi) |
| • Water | 171.68 km2 (66.29 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 907 km2 (350 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,706.7 km2 (1,045.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Metropolis | 8,048,430 |
| • Estimate (2012 by LASG) | 16,060,303[6] |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 6,871/km2 (17,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,123,000[5] |
| • Urban density | 14,469/km2 (37,470/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 21,000,000 (estimated) |
| • Metro density | 7,759/km2 (20,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lagosian |
| GDP | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT (UTC+1)) |
| Area code | 010[7] |
| Climate | Aw |
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Lagos is the second largest city in Africa and the most populous city in Nigeria and in West Africa. There are about 12.5 million to 18 million people living in Lagos, which makes it one of the biggest cities in Africa. Lagos is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. The city is made of several local government areas. Some of these areas are Somolu Koshofe, Ifelodun, Surulere, Agege, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Ajegunle, Oshodi, and Maryland.[8][9][10]
Each Local government area has a presence of the central government with the establishment of general hospital, judiciary and police stations.
Lagos was the capital of Nigeria until 1992, when the capital became Abuja. Lagos is still the commercial capital of Nigeria and a gateway to West Africa. Lagos is made up of different islands like Victoria island, Bananna island, Snake island, and the mainland
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Metro Lagos (Nigeria): Local Government Areas". City Population. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Lagos and Its Potentials for Economic Growth". 2 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "18th National Sports Festival: Lagos unveils Logo, mascot and website". Premium Times. Abuja, Nigeria. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Eko 2012: Building Branding through Sports, Articles". ThisDay. Lagos, Nigeria. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ Demographia (January 2015). Demographia World Urban Areas (PDF) (11th ed.). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Population-Lagos State". Lagos State Government. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ Williams, Lizzie. Bradt Travel Guides (3rd ed.). Paperback. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-8416-2397-9. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Writer, Staff. "Africa's biggest shipping ports". Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ↑ Rajewski, Brian (1999). Cities of the World: Africa. Gale. ISBN 978-0-8103-7692-2.
- ↑ Campbell, John (2012-07-10). "This Is Africa's New Biggest City: Lagos, Nigeria, Population 21 Million". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
