Map of Ikeja, Nigeria

Ikeja is the administrative centre of Lagos, Nigeria, with a population of about 313,196. It lies at 6.5965°N, 3.3420°E. Ikeja is about 533 km (331 mi) southwest of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Agege, 2 km to the northwest.

Ikeja at a glance

Where is Ikeja?

• The 47th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Lagos on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 44 min on the shortest day to 12 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ikeja

• Agege — 2 km northwest
• Oshodi — 5 km south
• Mushin — 8 km south
• Ota — 16 km northwest
• Ajegunle — 16 km south
• Ebute Ikorodu — 16 km east
• Lagos — 17 km south
• Ifo — 29 km northwest
• Shagamu — 44 km northeast
• Ilaro — 49 km northwest

Largest cities in Lagos

• Lagos — 15,388,000
• Agege — 683,600
• Ajegunle — 550,000
• Ebute Ikorodu — 535,619
• Mushin — 199,000
• Oshodi — 170,870
• Epe — 84,711

Largest cities in Nigeria

• Lagos — 15,388,000
• Kano — 4,910,000
• Ibadan — 3,649,000
• Abuja — 2,690,000
• Port Harcourt — 2,120,000
• Kaduna — 1,850,000
• Benin City — 1,782,000
• Onitsha — 1,553,000
• Aba — 1,160,000
• Maiduguri — 1,110,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.