Lagos

Lagos (Inglis pronunciation: /ˈleɪɡɒs/^[5] LAY-gos;^[6] Edo: Èkó)^[7][8] is a port an the maist populous conurbation in Nigerie. Wi a population o 7,937,932, it is currently the seicont maist populous ceety in Africae efter Cairo, an is estimatit tae be the fastest growin ceety in Africae (UN-HABITAT, 2008) an the seivent fastest growin in the warld.^[9] Lagos is the economic an financial caipital o Nigerie an wis ance the caipital o Nigerie.

Lagos
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Eik-name(s):  Lasgidi[1][2]
Lagos Lagos shawn within Nigerie
Coordinates: 6°27′11″N 3°23′45″E
Kintra	Nigerie
State	Lagos State
LGA	Lagos Island Lagos Mainland
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Babatunde Fashola (ACN)
Area [3]
• Urban	999.6 km2 (385.9 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census, preliminary)[4]
• City	7,937,932
• Density	7,941/km2 (20,170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT (UTC+1))
HDI	0.720 (heich)
HDI rank	1st (2011)
Website	lagosstate.gov.ng

Lagos wis oreeginally inhabitit bi the Awori subgroup o the Yoruba fowk. Unner the leadership o thair Olofin the Awori moved tae an island nou cried Iddo an then tae the lairger Lagos Island. In the 15t century the Awori dounset wis attacked bi the Benin Empire follaein a quarrel an the island became a Benin war-camp cried "Eko" unner Oba Orhogba, the Oba o Benin o the time.^[8][10]

Lagos is a huge metropolis which oreeginatit on islands separatit bi creeks sic as Lagos Island that fringe the soothwast mooth o Lagos Lagoon protectit frae the Atlantic Ocean bi lang saund spits sic as Bar Beach which stretch up tae 100 km east an wast o the mooth. Frae the beginnin Lagos haes spread on the mainland wast o the lagoon an the conurbation, includin Ikeja an Agege, nou reaches mair nor 40 km north-wast o Lagos Island. Thare are suburbs lik Ikorodu, Epe an Badagry an recently mair local cooncils hae been creatit tae bring the tot nummer o local govrenments in Lagos tae 57.

References

1. "18th National Sports Festival: Lagos unveils Logo, mascot and website". Premium Times. Abuja, Nigeria. 18 Juin 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
2. "Eko 2012: Building Branding through Sports, Articles". ThisDay. Lagos, Nigeria. 22 August 2012. Archived frae the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
3. Summing the 16 LGAs making up Metropolitan Lagos (Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Eti-Osa, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikeja, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ojo, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu, Surulere) as per:
   The Nigeria Congress. "Administrative Levels - Lagos State". Archived frae the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 29 Juin 2007.
4. Summing the 16 LGAs making up Metropolitan Lagos (Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Eti-Osa, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikeja, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ojo, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu, Surulere) as per:
   "2006 Population Census" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria. Mey 2007. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 24 Julie 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
5. Lagos (Dictionary.com Unabridged ed.), Random House, Inc., retrieved 29 October 2010
6. Room, Adrian (2007). The pronunciation of placenames: a worldwide dictionary. McFarland. p. 108. ISBN 0-786-42941-0.
7. Olupọna, Jacob Obafẹmi Kẹhinde; Rey, Terry (2008). Òrìşà devotion as world religion: the globalization of Yorùbá religious culture. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-299-22460-0.
8. Williams, Lizzie (2008). Nigeria: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 110. ISBN 1-841-62239-7.
9. World's fastest growing cities and urban areas from 2006 to 2020, by CityMayors.com
10. Smith, Robert Sydney (1988). Kingdoms of the Yoruba (3 ed.). University of Wisconsin Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-299-11604-2.

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