A report on Lagos
Largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper - daily the Lagos area is growing by some 3,000 people, or around 1.1 million annually, so the true population figure of the greater Lagos area in 2022 is roughly 28 million (up from some 23.5 million in 2018).
- Lagos102 related topics with Alpha
Nigeria
22 linksCountry in West Africa.
Country in West Africa.
The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa.
Lagos State
15 linksState in southwestern Nigeria.
State in southwestern Nigeria.
Named for the city of Lagos—the most populous city in Africa—the state was formed from the Western Region and the former Federal Capital Territory on 27 May 1967.
Yoruba people
9 linksThe Yoruba people (Ìran Yorùbá, Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabits parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo.
The Yoruba people (Ìran Yorùbá, Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabits parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo.
Today, Lagos (Èkó), another major Yoruba city, with a population of over twenty million, remains the largest on the African continent.
Lagos Island
6 linksLagos Island (Ìsàlẹ̀ Èkó) is the principal and central local government area (LGA) in Lagos, it use to be the Capital of Lagos State until 1957.
Lagos Colony
4 linksLagos Colony was a British colonial possession centred on the port of Lagos in what is now southern Nigeria.
Badagry
4 linksCoastal town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Coastal town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos State, Nigeria.
It is quite close to the city of Lagos, and located on the north bank of Porto Novo Creek, an inland waterway that connects Lagos (Nigeria's largest city and economic capital) to the Beninese capital of (Porto-Novo).
Abuja
5 linksCapital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria.
Capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria.
It replaced Lagos, the country's most populous city, as the capital on 12 December 1991.
Kinshasa
1 linksCapital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is the largest francophone city in the world.
Capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is the largest francophone city in the world.
Kinshasa is Africa's third-largest metropolitan area after Cairo and Lagos.