Lagos geodata
Lagos is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in Nigeria in Africa/Lagos (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 9,000,000 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Nigeria, 77.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 96.4% of cities are located further →East and 95.5% of cities have higher elevation than Lagos. Note1
Lagos GPS coordinates[2]
6° 27' 14.652" North, 3° 23' 40.812" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 7.15224°, | 2.69154° |
| Center: | 6.45407°, | 3.39467° |
| Lower-right: | 5.75494°, | 4.09779° |
| Map W x H: | 155.4×155.4 km | = 96.6×96.6mi |
| max Lat: | 13.7543° ⇑77.3% North |
| Lagos: | 6.45407° |
| min Lat: | ⇓22.7% South 4.31231° |
| min Long | Lagos | max Long |
| 2.73333° | 3.39467° | 14.46552° |
| W 3.6%⇐ | ⇒96.4% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Lagos is 11 m = 36 ft, and this is 285.5 m = 937 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1599 m = 5246 ft | 95.5% |
| Avg. | 296.5 m = 973 ft | |
| Lagos | 11 m = 36 ft | |
Min E: |
2 m = 7 ft | 4.5% |
See also: Lagos elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Lagos is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 717.6 km =445.9 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Lagos |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9289.4 | 5772.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6683.5 | 4152.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1888.3 | 1173.3 | to North |
| Equator | 717.6 | 445.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Lagos: (largest is in red/bold)
• Agege
19.2 km =11.9 mi, 
339°
• Ajegunle
7 km =4.3 mi, 
268°
• Apapa
4 km =2.5 mi, 
261°
• Ebute Ikorodu
19.3 km =12 mi, 
32°
• Ebute-Metta
4 km =2.5 mi, 339°
• Festac Town
12.5 km =7.8 mi, 
278°
• Ikeja
16.9 km =10.5 mi, 339°
• Ikotun
17.6 km =10.9 mi, 
304°
• Ikoyi
4.6 km =2.9 mi, 
92°
• Makoko
4.7 km =2.9 mi, 
350°
• Mushin
9.4 km =5.8 mi, 
331°
• Ojota
13.8 km =8.6 mi, 
356°
• Oshodi
12.6 km =7.8 mi, 333°
• Somolu
9.7 km =6 mi, 346°
• Surulere
6.6 km =4.1 mi, 
322°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Nigeria existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
