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Lagos

Lagos
  • Èkó
Metropolis
Lagos Metropolitan Area
Nickname(s): ""Eko akete"" Lasgidi
Motto: Èkó ò ní bàjé o!
Lagos shown within the State of Lagos
Lagos shown within the State of Lagos
Lagos is located in Nigeria
Lagos
Lagos
Lagos shown within Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°27′18″N 3°23′03″E / 6.455027°N 3.384082°E / 6.455027; 3.384082Coordinates: 6°27′18″N 3°23′03″E / 6.455027°N 3.384082°E / 6.455027; 3.384082
Country  Nigeria
State Lagos
LGA(s)
Settled 15th century
Founded by Awori subgroup of the Yoruba
Government
 • Oba Rilwan Akiolu I
Area
 • Metropolis 1,171 km2 (452 sq mi)
 • Land 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
 • Water 172 km2 (66 sq mi)
 • Urban 907 km2 (350 sq mi)
 • Metro 2,707 km2 (1,045 sq mi)
Elevation 41 m (135 ft)
Population (2006 census)
 • Metropolis 8,048,430
 • Estimate (2012 by LASG) 16,060,303
 • Rank 1st
 • Density 6,871/km2 (17,800/sq mi)
 • Urban 13,123,000
 • Urban density 14,469/km2 (37,470/sq mi)
 • Metro 21,000,000 (estimated)
 • Metro density 7,759/km2 (20,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Lagosian
Time zone WAT (UTC+1) (UTC+1)
Area code(s) 010
Climate Aw
Nominal GDP ~$50 billion

Lagos /ˈlɡɒs/ (Yoruba: Èkó) is a city in the Nigerian state of Lagos. The city, with its adjoining conurbation, is the largest in Nigeria, as well as on the African continent. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and also one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. Lagos is a major financial centre in Africa; the megacity has the highest GDP, and also houses one of the largest and busiest ports on the continent.

Lagos initially emerged as a port city which originated on a collection of islands, which are contained in the present day Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, Amuwo-Odofin and Apapa; the islands are separated by creeks, fringing the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon, while protected from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier islands and long sand spits such as Bar Beach, which stretch up to 100 km (60 mi) east and west of the mouth. Due to rapid urbanization, the city expanded to the west of the lagoon to include areas in the present day Lagos Mainland, Ajeromi-Ifelodun and Surulere. This led to the classification of Lagos into two main areas - the Island, which was the initial city of Lagos, before it expanded into the area known as the Mainland. This city area was governed directly by the Federal Government through the Lagos City Council, until the creation of Lagos State in 1967, which led to the splitting of Lagos city into the present day seven Local Government Areas (LGAs), and an addition of other towns (which now make up 13 LGAs) from the then Western Region, to form the state.


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