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ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ

ꯋꯤꯀꯤꯄꯦꯗꯤꯌꯥ ꯗꯒꯤ
ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ
Èkó
Metropolis
Lagos Metropolitan Area
From top, left to right: Victoria Island skyline, Tinubu Square, array of skyscrapers, Lekki-Epe Expressway, National Arts Theatre. Third Mainland Bridge
Flag of ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ
Flag
Nickname(s): Eko akete, Lasgidi[][]
Motto(s): Èkó ò ní bàjé o!
Lagos shown within the State of Lagos
Lagos shown within the State of Lagos
ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ is located in ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ
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Location of Lagos in Nigeria
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ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ (ꯅꯥꯏꯖꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ)
ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ is located in ꯑꯐ꯭ꯔꯤꯀꯥ
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ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ (ꯑꯐ꯭ꯔꯤꯀꯥ)
ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ is located in ꯑꯋꯥꯡ ꯑꯠꯂꯥꯟꯇꯤꯛ
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ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ (ꯑꯋꯥꯡ ꯑꯠꯂꯥꯟꯇꯤꯛ)
ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ (ꯃꯂꯦꯝ)
Coordinates: 6°27′18″N 3°23′03″E / 6.455027°N 3.384082°E / 6.455027; 3.384082ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯠꯁ: 6°27′18″N 3°23′03″E / 6.455027°N 3.384082°E / 6.455027; 3.384082
ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛꯇꯦꯝꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ:Flag data Nigeria
ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯠLagos
LGA(s)[note ꯱]
Settled15th century
ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕAwori subgroup of the Yoruba[]
Government
 • ObaRilwan Akiolu I
Area[]
 • Metropolis১,১৭১.২৮ km (৪৫২.২৩ sq mi)
 • ꯀꯪꯐꯥꯟ৯৯৯.৬ km (৩৮৫.৯ sq mi)
 • ꯏꯁꯤꯡ১৭১.৬৮ km (৬৬.২৯ sq mi)
 • ꯃꯌꯣꯜꯂꯝ৯০৭ km (৩৫০ sq mi)
 • ꯃꯦꯇ꯭ꯔꯣ২,৭০৬.৭ km (১,০৪৫.১ sq mi)
Elevation৪১ m (১৩৫ ft)
Population (2006 census)[note ꯱]
 • Metropolis৮,০৪৮,৪৩০
 • ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯌꯥꯕ (2018 by LASG[])২৩,৪৩৭,৪৩৫
 • Rank1st
 • Density৬,৮৭১/km (Bad rounding here১৮,০০০/sq mi)
 • Urban১৪,৮৬২,০০০[]
 • Urban ꯑꯀꯨꯡꯕ১৪,৪৬৯/km (Bad rounding here৩৭,০০০/sq mi)
 • Metro২১,৩২০,০০০ (estimated)[]
 • ꯃꯦꯇ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯀꯨꯡꯕ৭,৭৫৯/km (Bad rounding here২০,০০০/sq mi)
Demonym(s)ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ
Time zoneUTC+1
Area code(s)010[]
ClimateAw
  1. Only Ikoyi-Obalande and Iru-Victoria Island LCDAs

ꯂꯥꯒꯣꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯥꯏꯖꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯋꯥꯏ ꯆꯥꯎꯕ ꯃꯌꯣꯜ ꯂꯝꯂꯦꯜꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯋꯥꯔ ꯀꯤꯂꯣꯃꯤꯇꯔ ꯱꯱꯷꯱.꯲꯸ ꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯏꯪ ꯀꯨꯝꯖꯥ ꯲꯰꯱꯸ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗ ꯑꯄꯨꯟꯕ ꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯲,꯳꯴,꯳꯷,꯴꯳꯵ ꯅ ꯈꯨꯟꯗ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕ ꯂꯝꯗꯝꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯃꯤ ꯇꯥꯕ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯄꯁꯤ ꯱꯵ꯁꯨꯕ ꯆꯩꯍꯤ ꯆꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯏ ꯫

Climate data for Lagos (Murtala Muhammed International Airport) 1961–1990, extremes: 1886–present
ꯊꯥ ꯖꯥꯅ ꯐꯦꯕ ꯃꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯄꯔ ꯃꯦ ꯖꯨꯟ ꯖꯨꯜ ꯑꯨꯒ ꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯣꯛ ꯅꯣꯚ ꯗꯤꯁ ꯆꯥꯍꯤ
Record high °C (°F) 40.0
(104)
37.1
(98.8)
37.0
(98.6)
39.6
(103.3)
37.0
(98.6)
37.6
(99.7)
33.2
(91.8)
33.0
(91.4)
33.2
(91.8)
33.7
(92.7)
39.9
(103.8)
36.4
(97.5)
40.0
(104)
Average high °C (°F) 32.2
(90)
33.2
(91.8)
32.9
(91.2)
32.2
(90)
30.9
(87.6)
29.3
(84.7)
28.2
(82.8)
28.3
(82.9)
28.9
(84)
30.3
(86.5)
31.4
(88.5)
31.8
(89.2)
30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.3
(81.1)
28.4
(83.1)
28.5
(83.3)
28.0
(82.4)
27.0
(80.6)
25.6
(78.1)
25.2
(77.4)
25.0
(77)
25.5
(77.9)
26.4
(79.5)
27.2
(81)
27.2
(81)
26.8
(80.2)
Average low °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
23.7
(74.7)
24.1
(75.4)
23.7
(74.7)
23.2
(73.8)
21.9
(71.4)
22.3
(72.1)
21.8
(71.2)
22.1
(71.8)
22.4
(72.3)
23.0
(73.4)
22.5
(72.5)
22.8
(73)
Record low °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7)
16.1
(61)
14.0
(57.2)
14.9
(58.8)
20.0
(68)
21.2
(70.2)
15.0
(59)
19.0
(66.2)
13.0
(55.4)
17.9
(64.2)
11.1
(52)
11.6
(52.9)
11.1
(52)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.2
(0.52)
40.6
(1.598)
84.3
(3.319)
146.3
(5.76)
202.4
(7.969)
315.5
(12.421)
243.0
(9.567)
121.7
(4.791)
160.0
(6.299)
125.1
(4.925)
39.7
(1.563)
14.8
(0.583)
১,৫০৬.৬
(৫৯.৩১৫)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.5 2.8 6.6 9.0 12.5 16.2 13.2 11.6 12.7 11.2 4.9 2.1 104.3
Average relative humidity (%) 81 79 76 82 84 87 87 85 86 87 84 82 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 164.3 168.0 173.6 180.0 176.7 114.0 99.2 108.5 114.0 167.4 186.0 192.2 ১,৮৪৩.৯
Source #1: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity, 1952–1967),[] NOAA (sun)[꯱꯰]
Source #2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[꯱꯱]


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