North Central
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North Central is one of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, encompassing several states in the country’s middle belt region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Central canonical | 7 |
| North Central geopolitical zone | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geopolitical zone of Nigeria ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Middle Belt (political region)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Central Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ North-Central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ North East (geopolitical zone of Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ North West (geopolitical zone of Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ South East (geopolitical zone of Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ South West (geopolitical zone of Nigeria) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCityOfNigeriaLocatedInZone | Abuja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate in many areas ⓘ |
| containsMajorCity |
Abuja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilorin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jos NERFINISHED ⓘ Lafia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lokoja NERFINISHED ⓘ Makurdi NERFINISHED ⓘ Minna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| geopoliticalZoneCountInNigeria | 6 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mix of Guinea savanna and forest vegetation
ⓘ
transition zone between northern and southern Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver |
Benue River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesFederalCapitalTerritory | Abuja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesState |
Benue State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kogi State NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwara State NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasarawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger State NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural production
ⓘ
ethnic diversity ⓘ mineral resources ⓘ |
| languageDiversity | high ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Middle Belt region of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStates | 6 ⓘ |
| partOf | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religions |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| usedFor |
administrative planning
ⓘ
federal political representation ⓘ resource allocation ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Central geopolitical zone
subject surface form:
Kogi State
this entity surface form:
North Central geopolitical zone