Lagos
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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].