Badagry

Badagry is a city in Nigeria and the westernmost of the 20 Local Government Areas ( LGA ) of Lagos State.

Geography

The city is located in the extreme southwest of Badagry Nigeria on a lagoon. The distance to the Beninese capital Porto Novo is only about 15 km, Lagos Iceland, however, is about 31 km away.

The LGA covers an area of ​​441.36 km ² and is bordered on the east by Ojo. In the north and in the west of Ogun State borders, south of the Atlantic Ocean. At the last census in the year 1991 119.267 inhabitants were counted; The population density was thus 270 inhabitants per km ². The city itself has a calculation according to the 2012 population 8529 ..

History

Badagry was founded in the early 15th century and became an important port for the slave trade. From 1737 to 1748 Badagry was a Dutch colony. When the slave trade was fought, gained an increasing importance for the Christian mission Badagry. In 1863 the city was annexed by Great Britain and joined the colony of Lagos.