Abuja

Abuja
City
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Abuja, Zuma Rock, Central Bank HQ and Abuja National Mosque
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Abuja, Zuma Rock, Central Bank HQ and Abuja National Mosque
Abuja is located in Nigerie
Abuja
Abuja
Location of Abuja in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°4′0″N 7°29′0″E / 9.06667°N 7.48333°E / 9.06667; 7.48333
Kintra Nigerie
TerritoryFederal Caipital Territory (Nigerie)
Foondit1828
Govrenment
 • MinisterBala Mohammed
Area
 • City713 km2 (275 sq mi)
 • Laund713 km2 (275 sq mi)
Elevation
840 m (2,760 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • City979,876
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
3,000,000
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Postal code
900211 tae 900288
Websitefct.gov.ng/fcta
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Abuja is the caipital ceety o Nigerie. It is locatit in the centre o Nigerie, athin the Federal Caipital Territory (FCT). Abuja is a planned ceety,[3] an wis biggit mainly in the 1980s. It offeecially became Nigerie's caipital on 12 December 1991, replacin Lagos. At the 2006 census, the ceety o Abuja haed a population o 776,298.

  1. "Legal Notice on Publication of 2006 Census Final Results" (PDF). Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 19 Mairch 2013. Retrieved 10 Juin 2012.
  2. "Explore Abuja City". Stay in Abuja dot com. Archived frae the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 19 Mey 2013. Archived 2011-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Life of poverty in Abuja's wealth". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News, Tuesday, 13 February 2007. 13 Februar 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2007.

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