Ikorodu

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Ikorodu

Total population

535,619

Air quality index

101Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Coordinates6.62°, 3.50°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ikorodu is a city 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.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Bobby Benson

Nigerian musician (1922-1983)

Funke Akindele-Bello

Nigerian actress, film producer, script writer and entrepreneur

Folorunso Alakija

Nigerian businessperson and philanthropist

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Ayo Gabriel Irikefe

Nigerian Jurist and former Chief Justice (1922-1996)

Asisat Oshoala

Nigerian association football player

T.O.S. Benson

Nigerian lawyer (1917-2008)

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Adesegun Olusola Ogunlewe

Nigerian politician

Adeniran Ogunsanya

1918-1996 Nigerian lawyer and politician

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Oresegun Olumide

Nigerian artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lagos

• Venice
  6166.9 mi away
• Angie
  6179.3 mi away
• Varnado
  6180.5 mi away
• Bogalusa
  6183.3 mi away
• Rio
  6185.7 mi away
• Port Sulphur
  6186.3 mi away
• Sun
  6187.3 mi away
• Delacroix
  6188.1 mi away
• Pointe a la Hache
  6189.2 mi away
• Violet
  6193 mi away
• Meraux
  6194.3 mi away
• Franklinton
  6199.4 mi away

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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 Ikorodu

Child care in Lagos and Ikorodu

Folayan Ojo · 1980

Government views on the report of inquiry into the Aro of Ikorodu Chieftaincy in Ikorodu Local Government Area

Lagos State (Nigeria) · 1990

Government views on the report of the report of inquiry into the chieftaincy dispute of Bale of Baiyeku in Ikorodu Division

Lagos State (Nigeria). Military Governor's Office · 1985

Social change

'Lai Olurode · 1993

The costs of children in Lagos

Olanrewaju J. Fapohunda · 1983

Focus on [name of administrative division]

1991

Search results from Open Library.

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Ikorodu, sourced from Wikidata.

• Gẹlẹdẹ festival

  festival

  annual festival in Lagos

• Obaluaye Festival Ikorodu

  festival

  Festival conducted in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria

• Turupu Festival Ikorodu

  festival

  Festival conducted in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria

• Eluku

  festival

  festival in Nigeria by the Yorubas

• Eyibi Festival

  festival

  eyibi festival is an Ikorodu cultural festival

Source: Wikidata (CC0).