Lagos

Lagos, or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan port city in southwestern Nigeria. As of November 2025, the size of the city's population has been estimated to be between 17 and 21 million residents, making Lagos the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and one of the fastest-growing megacities in the world. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until the government's December 1991 decision to relocate its capital to Abuja, in the centre of the country. Apart from serving as a major African financial center, Lagos has also played a significant... Wikipedia

• State:  Lagos
• Settled:  15th century
• Founded by:  Awori subgroup of the Yoruba
• Governor of Lagos:  Babajide Sanwo-Olu
• Deputy Governor:  Femi Hamzat
• Supreme Judge:  Kazeem Alogba
• Population (2006 census):  8,048,430
• Estimate (2025):  17,803,700
• Rank:  1st in Nigeria, 2nd in Africa
• Urban:  16,637,000
• Metro:  21,000,000 (estimated)
• Demonym(s):  Lagosian
• Area code(s):  0201
• Climate:  Aw
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo