Surulere, Lagos State
- "Surulere" redirects here. For the Local Government Area in Oyo State, see Surulere, Oyo State
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 Surulere
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| Coordinates: 6°30′0″N 3°21′0″E / 6.5°N 3.35°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Lagos State |
| Local Government Area | Surulere |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Surulere is a residential and commercial area, and a Local Government Area located on the Lagos mainland in Lagos State, Nigeria, with an area of 23 km². It is part of Metropolitan Lagos. At the last census in the year 2006, there were 502,865 inhabitants, with a population density of 21,864 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The Lagos National Stadium (capacity 60,000) was built here in 1972 for the All-Africa Games. The stadium has been allowed to become increasingly dilapidated since 2002.[1] However, in preparation for the 2009 Under 17 FIFA World Cup the facilities were improved, and the event kicked off successfully in October 2009.[2][3]
Surulere is a location of Nollywood movie production.[4]
Surulere was home to the monthly magazines "Newbreed" and "President" founded by Chief Chris Okolie in the late 1970s until they ceased publication in the early 90s.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "The abandoned National Stadium in Lagos (Editorial)". The Guardian (Lagos) (Guardian Newspapers Limited, via nigeriaworld.com). 2006-11-09. http://odili.net/news/source/2006/nov/9/24.html. Retrieved 2008-02-13.[dead link]
- ^ Solomon Nwoke (8 October 2009). "U-17 - Surulere Gets Ready". Vanguard. http://allafrica.com/stories/200910080583.html. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (23 October 2009). "Nigeria ready for U17 World Cup". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8322853.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Lights! Camera! Surulere!". NFC. http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/5535/1/lights-camera-surulere.html. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "African book publishing record". de Gruyter. http://www.reference-global.com/doi/abs/10.1515/abpr.1979.5.2.103. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
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Coordinates: 6°30′N 3°21′E / 6.5°N 3.35°E
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