Ikoyi
Neighborhood in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ikoyi is the most affluent neighborhood of Lagos, located in Eti-Osa Local Government Area.[1][2] It lies to the northeast of Obalende and adjoins Lagos Island to the west, and at the edge of the Lagos Lagoon. Popular with the extreme upper class residents of Nigerian society, Ikoyi is arguably one of the wealthiest communities within Nigeria.
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Ikoyi | |
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Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 6°27′N 3°26′E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Lagos State |
City | Lagos |
LGA | Eti-Osa |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Climate | Aw |
The area that makes up Ikoyi was originally a continuous land mass with Lagos Island, until it was separated from it by the MacGregor canal, a narrow waterway that was dug by the British colonial government. This canal has now been built over or filled in, so that the island is fused with Lagos Island once again. It has been called in derogatory terms the "Beverly Hills by the slum" or the Belgravia of Lagos.