Apapa Eleko
in Eti Osa of Lagos State, Nigeria
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Murtala Muhammed International Airport (12 mi) -
Cadjehoun Airport (71 mi) - Ibadan Airport (75 mi)
- Savé Airport (127 mi)
- Akure Airport (141 mi)
- Benin Airport (150 mi)
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Lomé-Tokoin Airport (150 mi) - Ilorin International Airport (157 mi)
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Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (Unesco heritage, 88 mi) - Royal Palaces of Abomey (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 6.433 and 3.417 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 6° 25' 59" and E 3° 25' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Naira - NGN
- Spoken languages:
- English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:28 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:38 am and 6:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.542 and -172.516 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Atafu Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Nigeria.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Nigeria. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Apapa Eleko
Apapa Eleko in Eti Osa (Lagos State) is a city in Nigeria about 333 mi (or 536 km) south-west of Abuja, the country's capital.
Local time in Apapa Eleko is now 08:28 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Lagos with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Apapa Eleko, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Nigeria is Murtala Muhammed International Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Historic Town of Grand-Bassam in Ivory coast at a distance of 88 mi (or 142 km). The closest in Nigeria is Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in a distance of 120 mi (or 142 km), South. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ikoyi, Lagos, Apapa, Ebute-Metta and Ajegunle. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F
| Morning Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 29°C / 85 °F |
| Night Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 61% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
30°C (86 °F)
29°C (83 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
30°C (86 °F)
28°C (83 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
29°C (85 °F)
28°C (83 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Radisson Blu Anchorage
Eko Hotels and Suites
The Blowfish Hotel
Clear Essence California Spa & Wellness Resort
Four Points by Sheraton Lagos
Hotel Moorhouse Ikoyi Lagos - MGallery by Sofitel
Hotel Bon Voyage Lagos CONNECT
S&S Hotels & Suites
BEST WESTERN THE ISLAND HOTEL
SOUTHERN SUN IKOYI
Videos from this area
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Lagos Carnival 2014: The Complete Ikoyi Road Show Video
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4th Lagos Raft Up
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Victoria Island (Nigeria)
Victoria Island (VI) is an affluent town that encompasses a former island of the same name that sits between Lagos Island and the Lekki Peninsula in the Lagos Lagoon. It is the main business and financial centre of Lagos, Nigeria. Victoria Island is one of the most exclusive and expensive areas to live in Nigeria. The town and island lie within the boundaries of the Eti-Osa LGA.
Lagos Island
Lagos Island is the principal and central local government area of the Metropolitan Lagos in Nigeria. It is part of the Lagos Division. As of the preliminary 2006 Nigerian census, the LGA had a population of 209,437 in an area of 8.7 km². The LGA only covers the western half of Lagos Island; the eastern half is under the jurisdiction of the LGA of Eti-Osa.
Bellview Airlines Flight 210
On 22 October 2005, Bellview Airlines Flight 210, a Boeing 737-200 aircraft, crashed shortly after taking off from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos en route to the Nigerian capital Abuja, killing all 117 people on board.
Lagos armoury explosion
The Lagos armoury explosion was the accidental detonation of a large stock of military high explosives at a storage facility in the city of Lagos, Nigeria on 27 January 2002. The fires created by the debris from this explosion burnt down a large section of Northern Lagos, and created a panic that spread to other areas. As people fled the flames, many stumbled into a concealed canal and were drowned.
Onikan Stadium
Onikan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of various Lagos teams, most notably Stationery Stores F.C. , First Bank and Julius Berger FC. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people and is the oldest in Nigeria. Located on the southeastern corner of Lagos Island near Tafewa Balewa Square, the original stadium was built in 1930 and six years later named after King George V.
Dodan Barracks
Dodan Barracks is a military barracks occupying a large area located off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. Dodan Barracks was the residence of the heads of state of various Military Governments in Nigeria, and also the Supreme Military Headquarters from 1966 until the move to Abuja in 1991. The name "Dodan" originated from the site of a battle fought doing the Second World War by the 82nd West African Division in Burma.
EAS Airlines Flight 4226
EAS Airlines Flight 4226 was a scheduled flight between the Nigerian cities of Kano and Lagos. At about 14:35 local time on 4 May 2002, Flight 4226 from Kano crash-landed in a residential area of the city called Gwammaja. The plane, a BAC One-Eleven 500 with 69 passengers and 8 crew members on board, burst into flames upon impact. The accident resulted in the deaths of 64 passengers and 7 crew in addition to at least 74 civilians on the ground.
Nigerian National Museum
Nigerian National Museum is a national museum of Nigeria, located in the city of Lagos. The museum has a notable collection of Nigerian art, including pieces of statuary and carvings and archaeological and ethnographic exhibits. Of note is a terracotta human head from Jemaa (circa 900 to 200 BC), part of the Nok culture.
Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology
The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCF&MT) is a higher education institute located on Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a monotechnic approved by the National Board for Technical Education. The College was originally known as the Federal School of Fisheries, established in 1969 as a vocational training institute for Nigeria's in-shore fishing fleet. It was upgraded to a technological institution in 1992.
Federal Palace Hotel
The Federal Palace Hotel is a 150-room hotel that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, located in the commercial hub of Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria.
Kuramo Beach
Kuramo Beach is a sandy beach in Lagos, Nigeria, located at the south side of Victoria Island, just east of Bar Beach and south of the Kuramo Waters lagoon. It was the location of numerous illegal shanties and cabins, some of them being used for music entertainment, bars and prostitution. In August 2012, a surge of the Atlantic Ocean hit Kuramo Beach, destroying some of these shacks and killing 16 people.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Apapa Eleko.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Apapa, Apapa Eleko
