Lagos
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/20114
- Note
- "Lagos (/ˈleɪɡɒs/, US also /ˈlɑːɡoʊs/;[12] Yoruba: Èkó) is the most populous city in Nigeria and the African continent.[13][14] Lagos is a major financial centre for all of Africa and is the economic hub of Lagos State. The megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa[15] and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the continent.[16][17][18] It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world.[26]
Lagos initially emerged as a home to the Awori subgroup of the Yoruba of West Africa and later emerged as a port city that originated on a collection of islands, which are contained in the present day Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, Amuwo-Odofin and Apapa. The islands are separated by creeks, fringing the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon, while being protected from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier islands and long sand spits such as Bar Beach, which stretch up to 100 km (62 mi) east and west of the mouth. Due to rapid urbanization, the city expanded to the west of the lagoon to include areas in the present day Lagos Mainland, Ajeromi-Ifelodun and Surulere. This led to the classification of Lagos into two main areas: the Island, which was the initial city of Lagos, before it expanded into the area known as the Mainland.[27] This city area was governed directly by the Federal Government through the Lagos City Council, until the creation of Lagos State in 1967, which led to the splitting of Lagos city into the present day seven Local Government Areas (LGAs), and an addition of other towns (which now make up 13 LGAs) from the then Western Region to form the state.[28]" - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020) - Latitude
- 6.4499998092651
- Longitude
- 3.4000000953674
- Inhabitants
- 9,000,000
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