Lafia

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Lafia is a major city in central Nigeria that serves as the administrative and economic hub of Nasarawa State.

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Lafia canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivision Lafia Local Government Area
climate tropical savanna climate
climateClassification Köppen Aw
surface form: Aw (Köppen)
country Nigeria
ethnicGroup Alago people
Eggon people NERFINISHED
Gwandara people
Hausa-Fulani
geographicFeature Benue River basin region
surface form: Benue River basin (nearby region)
governingBody Lafia Local Government Council
hasEducationalInstitution primary schools
secondary schools
hasFacility Nasarawa State Government Secretariat
Nasarawa State House of Assembly complex
hasHealthFacility Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia
hasInfrastructure Lafia Airport (under development or small airstrip)
hasInstitution College of Agriculture, Lafia
Federal University of Lafia
surface form: Federal University Lafia
hasMarket Lafia main market
hasTraditionalRuler Emir of Lafia
languageSpoken Alago
Eggon
English
Hausa
locatedIn Central Nigeria NERFINISHED
Nasarawa State NERFINISHED
majorCrop beans
groundnut
guinea corn
maize
rice
sesame
yam
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
trade
postalCodePrefix 950
region North Central Nigeria NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
religiousBuilding Christian churches
central mosques
role administrative center of Nasarawa State
capital of Nasarawa State
economic hub of Nasarawa State
stateGovernorSeat Government House of Nasarawa State
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
transportLink A3 highway (nearby/serving Nasarawa State)
utcOffset +1

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