Lagos

Summary

Lagos is a city^[1]. Lagos ranks in the top 0.49% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,385 views/month, #27 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lagos is located in Lagos State^[3].
• Lagos is in the country of Nigeria^[4].
• Lagos's head of government is recorded as Babajide Sanwo-Olu^[5].
• Lagos's head of government is recorded as Rilwan Akiolu^[6].
• Lagos is on the continent of Africa^[7].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as port city^[9].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[11].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as megacity^[12].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as former national capital^[13].
• Lagos's official language is recorded as English^[14].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bucharest^[15].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atlanta^[16].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brussels^[17].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cairo^[18].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cotonou^[19].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fukuoka^[20].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[21].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jaipur^[22].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montego Bay^[23].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newcastle upon Tyne^[24].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nuremberg^[25].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ancient Olympia Municipality^[26].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Port of Spain^[27].

Body

Geography

Lagos is in the country of Nigeria^[4]. Lagos is located in Lagos State^[3]. Lagos is on the continent of Africa^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+15070000'}^[28], {'amount': '+8048430'}^[29], {'amount': '+13903620'}^[30], {'amount': '+10441182'}^[31], {'amount': '+7280706'}^[32], and {'amount': '+4764093'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], port city^[9], big city^[10], metropolitan area^[11], megacity^[12], and former national capital^[13].

History and Context

1472 marks the founding of Lagos^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lagos include Lagos State^[35], a state of Nigeria^[36], in Nigeria^[37], founded in 1967^[38].

Why It Matters

Lagos ranks in the top 0.49% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,385 views/month, #27 of 5,534).^[2] Lagos has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Lagos is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Lagos include Lagos State^[35], a state of Nigeria^[36], in Nigeria^[37], founded in 1967^[38].