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'''The Lagosians''' ({{lang-fr|Lagosiens}}) are the people who are identified with ]. This connection may be cultural, historical, legal and residential.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/who-is-a-lagosian-/206644/ |title=Who is a Lagosian?, Articles |publisher=Thisday Live |date=2015-04-13 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref> For most Lagosians, many of those types of connections exist and are the source(s) of their being considered Lagosians.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/who-is-a-lagosian/ |title=Who is a Lagosian? - Vanguard News |publisher=Vanguardngr.com |date=2015-04-26 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>

The vast majority of the population of Lagosian is made up of the ], Brazilians and their descendants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bqMPFkVg320C&pg=PA230&dq=Lagosian+culture&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e0GMVdTeGYP1UOq7nIAP&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAg |title=Holy Harlots: Femininity, Sexuality, and Black Magic in Brazil - Kelly E. Hayes |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref> Following the British colonization, different peaks of immigration and settlement of non-aboriginal peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2015/04/08/must-read-governor-fasholas-letter-to-all-lagosians-about-voting-this-weekend/ |title=MUST READ: Governor Fashola’s Letter to All Lagosians, about Voting this Weekend |publisher=Bellanaija.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
Elements of Aboriginal, Portuguese, British and more recent immigrant customs, languages and religions have combined to form the culture of Lagos and also a Lagosian identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LcdBAAAAYAAJ&q=History+of+Lagos&dq=History+of+Lagos&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_D2MVZvxCMyvU6yRu9AE&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAA |title=History of the Peoples of Lagos State - Akinjide Osuntokun |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date=2009-04-07 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
Lagos had strongly been influenced by its linguistic, geographic and economic neighbor, the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ls0MAQAAIAAJ&q=History+of+Lagos&dq=History+of+Lagos&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_D2MVZvxCMyvU6yRu9AE&ved=0CB8Q6AEwBA |title=The History of Lagos - Agboola Ashake Onikoyi |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
Lagosians independence from Great Britain in 1807 following the abolished of the Slave Trade grew gradually before ] became independent on October 1, 1960 and the adoption of the Republican constitution in 1963 that led to the creation of Lagos State on May 27, 1967 by virtue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=N8ZS899D230C&pg=PA6&dq=History+of+Lagos&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_D2MVZvxCMyvU6yRu9AE&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAw |title=The "Liverpool" of West Africa: The Dynamics and Impact of Maritime Trade in ... - Ayodeji Olukoju - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pJQPAQAAMAAJ&q=History+of+Lagos&dq=History+of+Lagos&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_D2MVZvxCMyvU6yRu9AE&ved=0CDsQ6AEwCQ |title=History of Administration of Lagos State - Olubayo Okelola |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date=2010-09-01 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>

==Population==
In 2005, the population of Lagosian was 17.5 million based on the ] report of 2005.
As of 2006, the population of Lagosian was 9.01 million based on the ]. This ] constitutes about 6.44% of the Nation's total population having relied upon immigration for ] and ]. Despite its small size with an area of 356,861 hectares from which 75,755 hectares are wetlands, Lagos State became the most populated State in Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/Nigeria06CensusFigs.html |title=Nigeria 2006 Census Figures (Population) |publisher=Nigeriamasterweb.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
The ] estimated and predicted with its present growth rate, Lagos state will emerge as the third largest city in the world by 2015 after ], the capital of ] and ], a city in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VuZwqbFl5lsC&pg=PA180&dq=History+of+Lagos&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_D2MVZvxCMyvU6yRu9AE&ved=0CCQQ6AEwBQ |title=The Lagos Consulate, 1851-1861 - Robert Sydney Smith |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
The Population growth rate was estimated to about 600,000 per year with a population density of about 4,193 persons per sq. km but the average density is over 20,000 persons per square km in the built-up areas of Metropolitan Lagos. Meanwhile, the current demographic trend analysis and estimation revealed that Lagosian population is growing ten times faster than that of New York and ] with a profound effects on urban sustainability.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=M8S_BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT192&dq=History+of+Lagos&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_D2MVZvxCMyvU6yRu9AE&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBg |title=Lagos: A Cultural and Literary History - Kaye Whiteman |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date=2013-10-21 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MCHSd62Tse8C&pg=PA347&dq=History+of+Lagos&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_D2MVZvxCMyvU6yRu9AE&ved=0CDUQ6AEwCA |title=Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900 - Kristin Mann |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date=2007-09-26 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>

==Citizenship and diaspora==
Lagosian citizenship is typically obtained by birth in Lagos State or by birth or adoption abroad when at least one biological parent or adoptive parent is a Lagosian citizen who was born in Lagos State or naturalized in Lagos State and did not receive citizenship by being born outside of Lagos State to a Lagosian citizen. It can also be granted to a permanent resident who lives in Lagos State that meets specific requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uRMzAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA329&dq=Religion+in+Lagos+state&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZT-MVbD_GYG0UKHUgcAH&ved=0CCcQ6AEwBQ |title=Religion on the Move!: New Dynamics of Religious Expansion in a Globalizing ... |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=K4ZpAAAAMAAJ&q=Lagosian+culture&dq=Lagosian+culture&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e0GMVdTeGYP1UOq7nIAP&ved=0CD0Q6AEwCQ |title=Becoming a Lagosian - Sandra T. Barnes |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date=2008-07-14 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>

==Culture and religion==
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Lagos's culture is a product of its ethnicities, religions, languages, political and legal system(s). Being a settler state, Lagos has been shaped by waves of migration that have combined to form a unique blend of cuisine art, literature, humour and music.
Today, Lagos has a diverse makeup of ethnicities, nationalities and constitutional protection for policies that promote multiculturalism rather than cultural assimilation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=z3DZAAAAIAAJ&q=Religion+in+Lagos+state&dq=Religion+in+Lagos+state&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZT-MVbD_GYG0UKHUgcAH&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAw |title=Educational development in Lagos State: policies, programmes and practices - Lagos State University. Faculty of Education |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref> Lagos has a unique cultural identity and the major festival observed by Lagosian is ] otherwise known as the Adamu Orisha Play apart from ] and ] celebrated by few.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gCZVcmD-rGUC&q=Lagos+Eyo+festival&dq=Lagos+Eyo+festival&hl=en&sa=X&ei=akKMVdi_J4flUsi0gfgP&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAw |title="Lagos State, I Am Grateful" - O. B. Fagbohungbe |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Q9gVBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA346&dq=Lagos+Eyo+festival&hl=en&sa=X&ei=akKMVdi_J4flUsi0gfgP&ved=0CC8Q6AEwBw |title=The Report: Nigeria 2013 - Oxford Business Group |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref> However, as a whole, Lagos state is a cultural mosaic: a collection of several aboriginal, regional and ethnic subcultures.
Lagos State government policies such as strong efforts to eliminate poverty, good and accessible road network, primary health care and strict drug control are social indicators of Lagosians political and cultural values.
The official Language of Lagosians is ] used in Nigerian media but co-dominance to English Language.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LcdBAAAAYAAJ&q=Religion+in+Lagos+state&dq=Religion+in+Lagos+state&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZT-MVbD_GYG0UKHUgcAH&ved=0CCIQ6AEwBA |title=History of the Peoples of Lagos State - Akinjide Osuntokun |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date=2009-04-07 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
Conversely, several cultural products and entertainers such as ], ] and ] are successful in ] and worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nwamu |first=Aniebo |url=http://leadership.ng/entertainment/442574/why-entertainers-must-go-back-to-advocacy |title=Why Entertainers Must Go Back To Advocacy &#124; |location=AB-NG |publisher=Leadership.ng |date=1997-08-02 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
The Government of Lagos State has also influenced culture with innovations, programs, laws and institutions. It has created Crown corporations to promote Lagosian culture.<ref>{{cite web|author=May 29, 2015 |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/landmark-projects-ambode-cant-wish-away/ |title=Landmark projects Ambode can’t wish away - Vanguard News |publisher=Vanguardngr.com |date=2015-05-29 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
Lagosian culture has historically been influenced by Aboriginal, French and British cultures and traditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WHvC9-7zKekC&pg=PA34&dq=Lagosian+culture&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e0GMVdTeGYP1UOq7nIAP&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAA |title=Juju: A Social History and Ethnography of an African Popular Music - Christopher Alan Waterman |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date=1990-06-15 |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
Lagos as a state is religiously diverse, encompassing a wide range of groups, beliefs and customs. However Lagos has no official religion, and support for ] is an important part of Lagos political culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bcAeBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA86&dq=Lagosian+culture&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e0GMVdTeGYP1UOq7nIAP&ved=0CCYQ6AEwBQ |title=In Light of Africa: Globalizing Blackness in Northeast Brazil - Allan Charles Dawson |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>
The practice of religion is now generally considered a private matter throughout society and within the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=365G6N8gdAcC&pg=PA39&dq=Lagosian+culture&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e0GMVdTeGYP1UOq7nIAP&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAw |title=Afro-Cuban Diasporas in the Atlantic World - Solimar Otero |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-06-26}}</ref>

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