Ikorodu (Lagos State, Nigeria)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Ikorodu (Lagos State, Nigeria)
Coordinates
E0033031 E0033031 N0063656 N0063656 (geonames )
Associated country
Nigeria
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 130462976
Wikidata: Q1658159
Library of congress: no 89002599
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 06°36ʹ56ʺN 003°30ʹ31ʺE)
  • Its Local Government Council. Local government report, 1984-85:t.p. (Ikorodu)
  • Rand McNally Int. Atlas, 1977:p. 140 (Ikorodu 6.37N and 3.31E in Lagos State, Nigeria)
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Wikipedia description:

Ikorodu is a city and Local government area in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located to the north-east of Lagos, along the Lagos Lagoon and shares boundary with Ogun State. With a population of over 1 million inhabitants, Ikorodu is currently the 12th largest city in Nigeria and growing at a rate of 5.26% annually, it is projected to reach 1.7 million inhabitants by 2035, It is the 2nd largest local government in Lagos State. Indigenous settlers of Ikorodu emigrated from Sagamu and part of Ijebu in Ogun state.

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