Lagos
1,199 km²
Owerri region
1,144 km²
Lagos covers 1,199 km² of contiguous built-up land, about the same built-up area as Owerri region (1,144 km²).
| Lagos | Owerri region | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Lagos | Owerri region |
| Population (2025) | 12.8 million | 3.59 million |
| Built-up area | 1,199 km² | 1,144 km² |
| Density | 10,714 /km² | 3,142 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.
“Region” marks urban areas that join many towns and dense rural settlement into one built-up area; they are named after their main town.