Badagry
Sign in to saveBadagry, also spelled Badagri, (Gun: Gbagli) is a coastal town and Local Government Area (LGA) in the Badagry Division of Lagos State, Nigeria. It is quite close to the city of Lagos, and located on the north bank of Porto Novo Creek, an inland waterway that connects Lagos (Nigeria's largest city and economic capital) to the Beninese capital of Porto-Novo. The same route connects Lagos, Ilaro, and Porto-Novo, and shares a border with the Republic of Benin. As of the preliminary 2006 census results, the municipality had a population of 241,093.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Badagry
- Settlement.native_name
- Àgbádárìgì
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_map
- Mapa de Badagry (Área de Gobierno Local) , Estado de Lagos.PNG
- Settlement.map_caption
- Badagry shown within the State of Lagos
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- Nigeria
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- Location of Badagry in Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lagos State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- LGA
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Badagry
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 441
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006
- Settlement.population_total
- 241,093
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- 1736–1840
- 1840–1900
- Twentieth century
- Etymology
- Quarters
- Archaelogy
- Culture
- Agemo Francis Sewanu
- Economy
- Important places in Badagry
- The Royal Palace of Mobee
- The first story building in Nigeria
- The Point of No Return
- The Agia Tree
- Museums
- See also
- References
- External links
Badagry, also spelled Badagri, (Gun: Gbagli) is a coastal town and Local Government Area (LGA) in the Badagry Division of Lagos State, Nigeria. It is quite close to the city of Lagos, and located on the north bank of Porto Novo Creek, an inland waterway that connects Lagos (Nigeria's largest city and economic capital) to the Beninese capital of Porto-Novo. The same route connects Lagos, Ilaro, and Porto-Novo, and shares a border with the Republic of Benin. As of the preliminary 2006 census results, the municipality had a population of 241,093.
Serving as a lagoon and an Atlantic port, Badagry emerged as a commercial center on the West African coast between 1736 and 1851. Its connecting and navigable lakes, creeks and inland lagoons acted as a means to facilitate trade and as a security bar for residents. During the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, the town was a middleman between European traders on the coast and traders from the hinterland.