Largest City in Africa: Lagos
Lagos City in Lagos State is Nigeria’s largest city in Africa Continent. The city, with its adjoining conurbation, is the largest in Nigeria, and the largest on the African continent. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, and also one of the most populous urban agglomerations. Lagos is a major financial center in Africa; the megacity has the highest GDP and also houses one of the largest and busiest ports on the continent.
Lagos City in Lagos State is Nigeria’s largest city in Africa Continent. The city, with its adjoining conurbation, is the largest in Nigeria, and the largest on the African continent. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, and also one of the most populous urban agglomerations. Lagos is a major financial center in Africa; the megacity has the highest GDP and also houses one of the largest and busiest ports on the continent.
| Largest cities | List of cities in Africa Lagos Cairo Kinshasa Johannesburg Abuja Khartoum Dar es Salaam Alexandria Abidjan Algiers Kano Casablanca Ibadan Nairobi Addis Ababa Accra |
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About Africa
› Africa is the world's second largest and second
most-populous continent (the first being Asia in both categories). At about
30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it
covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its total land area.
› With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts
for about 16% of the world's human population.
› The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean
Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula
to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to
the west.
› The continent includes Madagascar and various
archipelagos. It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states
(countries), nine territories and two de facto independent states with limited
or no recognition.
› The majority of the continent and its countries
are in the Northern Hemisphere, with a substantial portion and number of
countries in the Southern Hemisphere.
