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A waterfront settlement on Lagos Lagoon, founded in the nineteenth century as a fishing village and built substantially on stilts over the water, whose population is reported anywhere…
6.5, 3.4 · approximate · 19th century to present; major demolitions 2012 and 2025–2026
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- located in Lagos — Makoko stands on and beside Lagos Lagoon within the built-up area of Lagos.
- is comparable to of Eko Atlantic — Both are Lagos waterfront settlements a few kilometres apart, one manufactured as new titled land and one cleared for lacking title.
- instance of Informal settlement — Makoko is occupied without recorded tenure, which is the defining condition rather than its construction type.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates