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Ikeja
Lagos, Nigeria · Africa
About Ikeja
Ikeja sits on the route: 5 minutes from Akowonjo.
Ikeja is in Lagos, Nigeria, with about 310,000 people. The nearest town is Akowonjo, about 4 km away.
Ikeja is the capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. Its population, as of the 2006 census, is 313,196. Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, Ikeja was a residential and commercial town with shopping malls, pharmacies and government reservation areas. Ikeja is part of MetropolitanRead more
Lagos and lies 17 km northwest of Lagos city proper. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport is located in the city. Ikeja is also home to Femi Kuti's Africa Shrine and Lagbaja's Motherland, both venues for live music. Its Ikeja City Mall is the largest shopping mall on the Lagos State mainland. Ikeja also has its own radio station, broadcasting both in English (Eko FM) and in Yoruba (Radio Lagos).
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Ikeja is in Lagos, Nigeria, about 4 km from Akowonjo.
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- Population
- 313,196
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Lagos
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 6.5965, 3.3420
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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