Abuja region
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The Abuja region is the federal capital territory of Nigeria, encompassing the planned city of Abuja and its surrounding areas as the nation’s political and administrative hub.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abuja FCT | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
federal capital territory ⓘ |
| borderingState |
Kaduna State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kogi State NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasarawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Abuja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Abaji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abuja NERFINISHED ⓘ Aso Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Asokoro District NERFINISHED ⓘ Bwari NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Business District, Abuja NERFINISHED ⓘ Garki District NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwagwalada NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwarinpa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kubwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuje NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwali NERFINISHED ⓘ Lugbe NERFINISHED ⓘ Maitama District NERFINISHED ⓘ National Assembly Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Arms Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Wuse District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| currency | Nigerian naira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAsCapital | 1991 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Federal Capital Territory Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hosts federal ministries and agencies
ⓘ
hosts foreign embassies and high commissions ⓘ hosts national monuments and institutions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle Belt, Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abuja city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Federal Capital Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningStatus | planned capital region ⓘ |
| predecessorCapital | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
administrative capital of Nigeria
ⓘ
political capital of Nigeria ⓘ seat of the Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ |
| shortName | FCT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | federal territory ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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