Lagos Island

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Lagos Island is the historic and commercial heart of Lagos, Nigeria, housing major markets, financial institutions, and key government and cultural landmarks.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Lagos Island canonical 54
Lagos Island business district 2
Marina, Lagos 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
locality
administrativeStatus Local Government Area headquarters
connectedBy Carter Bridge
Eko Bridge
Third Mainland Bridge
contains Balogun Market
Brazilian Quarters (Popo Aguda)
Broad Street, Lagos
Campos Square
Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina
Central Bank of Nigeria
surface form: Central Bank of Nigeria Lagos office

First Bank of Nigeria headquarters
Freedom Park Lagos
Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos
Idumagbo neighborhood
Idumota Market
Isale Eko neighborhood
Lafiaji neighborhood
Lagos Central Business District
Lagos City Hall
Lagos High Court (Igbosere historic site)
Lagos Island East LCDA Secretariat
Lagos Island Local Government Area
surface form: Lagos Island LGA Secretariat

Lagos Island Local Government Area
Lagos Island West LCDA Secretariat
Lagos Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lagos Marina

Mandilas Market
Marina axis business district
National Museum Lagos
surface form: National Museum Lagos vicinity (Onikan axis)

Nigerian Stock Exchange building
Oba of Lagos Palace
Onikan Stadium
Onikan neighborhood
Tafawa Balewa Square
Tinubu Square
Union Bank of Nigeria headquarters
United Bank for Africa headquarters (historic site)
country Nigeria
ethnicMajority Yoruba people
governingBody Lagos Island Local Government Area
surface form: Lagos Island Local Government Council
hasFeature dense traditional urban fabric
high concentration of financial institutions
historic architecture from colonial era
major wholesale and retail markets
mixed commercial and residential land use
historicalRole colonial administrative center of Lagos Colony
early commercial hub during British colonial period
language English
Nigerian Pidgin
Yoruba
locatedIn Lagos
Lagos State
Western Nigeria
surface form: Southwest Nigeria
locatedInBodyOfWater Lagos Lagoon
partOf Lagos
surface form: Lagos Mainland and Island urban agglomeration

Lagos
surface form: Lagos Metropolitan Area
role commercial center of Lagos
historic center of Lagos
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
traditionalSubgroup Ijebu people
surface form: Eko (Lagos) people
utcOffset +1

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Balogun Market location Lagos Island
Freedom Park Lagos locatedIn Lagos Island
Onikan neighborhood locatedIn Lagos Island
Onikan locatedIn Lagos Island
Ikoyi locatedOn Lagos Island
Badagry distanceTo Lagos Island
Tarkwa Bay Beach near Lagos Island
Lagos Mainland distinctFrom Lagos Island
Lagos Mainland connectedTo Lagos Island