Epe

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Epe

Total population

181,409

Coordinates6.59°, 3.98°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Epe is a city and Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos State, Nigeria located on the north side of the Lekki Lagoon and about 90 km from Ibadan. During the 2006 Census, the population of Epe was approximately 181,409.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Lagos

• Venice
  6196.2 mi away
• Angie
  6208.2 mi away
• Varnado
  6209.4 mi away
• Bogalusa
  6212.3 mi away
• Rio
  6214.7 mi away
• Port Sulphur
  6215.6 mi away
• Sun
  6216.3 mi away
• Delacroix
  6217.3 mi away
• Pointe a la Hache
  6218.5 mi away
• Violet
  6222.2 mi away
• Meraux
  6223.5 mi away
• Franklinton
  6228.3 mi away

Browse all places in Lagos →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Epe

The rural economic survey of Epe division, Lagos State

J. K. Olayemi · 1977

Colony and Protectorate of Lagos district political reports

Lagos · 1978

The transformation of a Nigerian lagoon town

Dare Oguntomisin · 1999

Journey from Epe

Siyan Oyeweso · 1996

Focus on [name of administrative division]

1991

El teatro fuera de los teatros

Gustavo Remedi · 2015

The crossroads: African literature and the emerging global cultures

A. O. Dasylva · 2017

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens · 1861

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Seen 2026-07-07

Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Seen 2026-07-07

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

Seen 2026-07-07

West African Mud Turtle

Pelusios castaneus

Seen 2026-07-06

Atlantic Bumper

Chloroscombrus chrysurus

Seen 2025-09-26

Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

Seen 2025-09-04

Argiope flavipalpis

Argiope flavipalpis

Seen 2025-08-26

Cuban Buttercup

Turnera subulata

Seen 2025-07-24

African Coromandel

Asystasia intrusa

Seen 2025-07-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).