Surulere

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Surulere, Lagos State

"Surulere" redirects here. For the Local Government Area in Oyo State, see Surulere, Oyo State
Surulere
Local Government Areas of Lagos; Surulere highlighted
Surulere is located in Nigeria
Surulere
Surulere shown within Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°30′0″N 3°21′0″E / 6.5°N 3.35°E / 6.5; 3.35
Country  Nigeria
State Lagos State
Local Government Area Surulere
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Surulere is a residential and commercial area, and a Local Government Area located on the Lagos mainland in Lagos State, Nigeria, with an area of 23 km². It is part of Metropolitan Lagos. At the last census in the year 2006, there were 502,865 inhabitants, with a population density of 21,864 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The Lagos National Stadium (capacity 60,000) was built here in 1972 for the All-Africa Games. The stadium has been allowed to become increasingly dilapidated since 2002. However, in preparation for the 2009 Under 17 FIFA World Cup the facilities were improved, and the event kicked off successfully in October 2009.

Surulere is a location of Nollywood movie production.

Surulere was home to the monthly magazines "Newbreed" and "President" founded by Chief Chris Okolie in the late 1970s until they ceased publication in the early 90s.

  1. ^ "The abandoned National Stadium in Lagos (Editorial)". The Guardian (Lagos) (Guardian Newspapers Limited, via nigeriaworld.com). 2006-11-09. http://odili.net/news/source/2006/nov/9/24.html. Retrieved 2008-02-13. [dead link]
  2. ^ Solomon Nwoke (8 October 2009). "U-17 - Surulere Gets Ready". Vanguard. http://allafrica.com/stories/200910080583.html. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  3. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (23 October 2009). "Nigeria ready for U17 World Cup". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8322853.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  4. ^ "Lights! Camera! Surulere!". NFC. http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/5535/1/lights-camera-surulere.html. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  5. ^ "African book publishing record". de Gruyter. http://www.reference-global.com/doi/abs/10.1515/abpr.1979.5.2.103. Retrieved 2010-10-4. 
Flag of Nigeria Lagos State
State capital: Ikeja
Administrative
divisions
Badagry · Epe · Ikeja · Ikorodu · Lagos
 Map of Nigeria highlighting Lagos State
LGAs
Agege · Ajeromi-Ifelodun · Alimosho · Amuwo-Odofin · Apapa · Badagry · Epe · Eti-Osa · Ibeju-Lekki · Ifako-Ijaiye · Ikeja · Ikorodu · Kosofe · Lagos Island · Lagos Mainland · Mushin · Ojo · Oshodi-Isolo · Somolu · Surulere

Coordinates: 6°30′N 3°21′E / 6.5°N 3.35°E / 6.5; 3.35

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