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Geography Atlas. "Lagos." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/lagos.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Lagos. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/lagos

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@misc{geographyatlas-lagos,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Lagos},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/lagos},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Lagos, or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan port city in southwestern Nigeria. It is the most populous city in Nigeria and one of the largest cities in Africa.

Facts

Population

17,803,700 1

Area (sq km)

1171.28 1

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Elevation (m)

41 1

Latitude

6.45611 degrees north 1

Longitude

3.39361 degrees east 1

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Source Lagos (Wikipedia)

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1. Lagos (Wikipedia)

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Lagos ... or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan port city in southwestern Nigeria.

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1. Lagos (Wikipedia)

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17,803,700

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1. Lagos (Wikipedia)

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Population (2025)

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1,171.28

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41 m (135 ft)

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Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, coordinates (latitude)

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6.45611 N 3.39361 E

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6.45611 N 3.39361 E

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1. Lagos (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Nigeria, Infobox, Country

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Nigeria

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