Lagos Island: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Lagos
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 6.4661° N, 3.4184° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 534 km (332 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS): 16 km (10 mi), straight line
• Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport (COO, Benin): 115 km (71 mi), straight line
• Ibadan Airport (IBA): 117 km (73 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Obalende: 2.2 km (1.3 mi)
• Ikoyi: 2.5 km (1.5 mi)
• Lagos: 2.9 km (1.8 mi)
• Ebute-Metta: 4.7 km (2.9 mi)
• Apapa: 6.8 km (4.2 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Obalende, 2.2 km (1.3 mi)