Apapa
LGA in Lagos State, Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a Nigerian port. For the Japanese manga artist formerly known as Mokona Apapa, see Mokona.
Apapa is a Local Government Area in Lagos, located to the west of Lagos Island. Apapa contains a number of ports and terminals operated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), including the major port of Lagos State and Lagos Port Complex (LPC).Federal Government[1]
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Apapa | |
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Coordinates: 6°27′N 3°22′E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Lagos State |
City | Lagos |
Government | |
• Sole Administrator | Jide Alao |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 217,362 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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In its legislation, the NPA itself does not refer to any port called "Port of Apapa", rather it refers to the "Port of Lagos", "Port of Port Harcourt" and "Port of Calabar".[2]