ایکجا
Sign in to saveIkeja is the capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. Its population, as of the 2006 census, is 313,196. Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, Ikeja was a residential and commercial town with shopping malls, pharmacies and government reservation areas. It lies 17 km northwest of Lagos city. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport is located in the city. Ikeja is also home to Femi Kuti's Africa Shrine and Lagbaja's Motherland, both venues for live music. Its Ikeja City Mall is the largest shopping mall on the Lagos State mainland. Ikeja also has its own
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ikeja
- Settlement.official_name
- Ikeja Local Government Area
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 2013 airport Ikeja Lagos Nigeria 12999337914.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lagos State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- LGA(s)
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ikeja
- Settlement.unit_pref
- metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 49.92
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 49.92
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 estimate
- Settlement.population_total
- 470,200
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Ikeja
- Languages spoken
- Yoruba
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Lagos State
- Continent
- Africa
- Official language
- English language
- Population
- 861300
- Area
- 49.92
- Elevation
- 39
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Lagos State
- Official website
- ikeja.lg.gov.ng
- Image
- Ikeja Bus terminal gate.jpg
- Dialing code
- 010
- Licence plate code
- KJA
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- Commons category
- Ikeja
- postal code
- 100271
- inception
- 0015-00-00
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Gallery (6)
On the map
3 mapped locations