Map of Lagos, Nigeria

Lagos is a city in Nigeria, with a population of about 15,388,000. It lies at 6.4541°N, 3.3947°E. Lagos is about 537 km (333 mi) southwest of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ajegunle, 7 km to the west.

Lagos at a glance

Where is Lagos?

• The largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 45 min on the shortest day to 12 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lagos

• Ajegunle — 7 km west
• Mushin — 9 km northwest
• Oshodi — 13 km northwest
• Ikeja — 17 km north
• Agege — 19 km north
• Ebute Ikorodu — 19 km northeast
• Ota — 32 km northwest
• Ifo — 46 km northwest
• Shagamu — 52 km northeast
• Ilaro — 64 km northwest

Largest cities in Lagos

• Agege — 683,600
• Ajegunle — 550,000
• Ebute Ikorodu — 535,619
• Ikeja — 313,196
• Mushin — 199,000
• Oshodi — 170,870
• Epe — 84,711

Largest cities in Nigeria

• Kano — 4,910,000
• Ibadan — 3,649,000
• Abuja — 2,690,000
• Port Harcourt — 2,120,000
• Kaduna — 1,850,000
• Benin City — 1,782,000
• Onitsha — 1,553,000
• Aba — 1,160,000
• Maiduguri — 1,110,000
• Ilorin — 1,080,000

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Other places named Lagos

• Lagos — Faro, Portugal

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.