Lagos

Summary

Lagos is a city^[1]. Lagos ranks in the top 0.49% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,672 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's image is recorded as 5th Avenue Road, Egbeda, Lagos.jpg^[7].
• Lagos's image is recorded as Skywater.jpg^[8].
• Lagos's continent is recorded as Africa^[9].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as port city^[11].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[13].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as megacity^[14].
• Lagos's instance of is recorded as former national capital^[15].
• Lagos's official language is recorded as English^[16].
• Lagos's flag image is recorded as Lagos State Flag (1967-1970).svg^[17].
• Lagos's coat of arms image is recorded as Lagos Seal.png^[18].
• Lagos's seal image is recorded as Lagos Seal.png^[19].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bucharest^[20].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atlanta^[21].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brussels^[22].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cairo^[23].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cotonou^[24].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fukuoka^[25].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[26].
• Lagos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jaipur^[27].

Body

Geography

Lagos is in the country of Nigeria^[4]. Lagos is located in Lagos State^[3]. Lagos's continent is recorded as Africa^[9].

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^[10], port city^[11], big city^[12], metropolitan area^[13], megacity^[14], and former national capital^[15].

History and Context

+1472-00-00T00:00:00Z 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 (3,672 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].