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Obalende
Lagos, Nigeria · Africa
About Obalende
Obalende sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ebute-Metta.
Obalende is in Lagos, Nigeria, with about 340,000 people. The nearest town is Ebute-Metta, about 6 km away.
Obálendé, a contraction of the Yoruba saying Ibi ti Oba le wa de, meaning "Where the king chased us to", is a neighbourhood of Lagos, Nigeria, located in Eti-Osa LGA, close to Lagos Island. Eti-Osa was split by the Lagos State Government into Local Community Development Areas (LCDA) of which Ikoyi–Obalende is one. ItRead more
contains many schools, including Holy Child College Obalende, St Gregory's College, Aunty Ayo International School and Girls Secondary Grammar School. It is bordered by the police barracks and Army barracks. Obalende is extremely crowded and congested. Obalende is famous for its night life, its red-light district and for its suya with a junction popularly called Suya junction.
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Obalende is in Lagos, Nigeria, about 6 km from Ebute-Metta.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 342,000
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Lagos
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 6.4469, 3.4153
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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