Map of Lekki, Nigeria

Lekki is a city in Nigeria, with a population of about 401,272. It lies at 6.4122°N, 4.0947°E. Lekki is about 476 km (296 mi) southwest of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Epe, 23 km to the northwest.

Lekki at a glance

Where is Lekki?

• The 37th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 45 min on the shortest day to 12 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lekki

• Epe — 23 km northwest
• Ijebu Ode — 49 km northwest
• Ijebu-Igbo — 63 km north
• Shagamu — 69 km northwest
• Ebute Ikorodu — 70 km west
• Lagos — 77 km west
• Mushin — 83 km west
• Ajegunle — 84 km west
• Oshodi — 84 km west
• Ikeja — 86 km west

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.