States or Territories

Lagos State

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Lagos State." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/lagos-state.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Lagos State. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/lagos-state

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-lagos-state,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Lagos State},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/lagos-state},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Lagos State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of Nigeria's 36 states, Lagos is the first or second most populous state depending on the source, but is the smallest by area. Its population was estimated at 13,491,800 in 2022 across an area of 3,577 square kilometers, and its capital is Ikeja.

Facts

Capital

Ikeja 1

Population

13,491,800 1

2022 estimate; the 2006 census recorded 9,113,605.

Population Estimate Year

2022 1

Area (sq km)

3577 1

Latitude

6.583 degrees north 1

Longitude

3.75 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Lagos

lagos is associated with lagos-state.

Source Lagos (Wikipedia)

Nigeria

Lagos State is a state of Nigeria.

Source Lagos State (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Africa

Lagos State is on continent.

Source Lagos State (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Lagos State (Wikipedia)

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Lagos State (Yoruba: Ipinle Eko) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 states, Lagos is the 1st or 2nd most populous state (depending on the source) but is the smallest by area.

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