Abuja

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Abuja is a planned city in central Nigeria that serves as the country’s political and administrative center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city in Nigeria
planned city
airport Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
callingCode +234 9
capitalOf Nigeria
climate tropical wet and dry climate
continent Africa
country Nigeria
currency Nigerian naira
dateCapitalMoved 1991
elevation about 840 metres above sea level
federalCapitalTerritoryEstablished 1976
governingBody Federal Capital Territory Administration
hosts Aso Rock Presidential Villa
Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters
National Assembly Complex, Abuja
surface form: National Assembly Complex of Nigeria

Nigerian National Christian Centre
Nigerian National Mosque
Supreme Court of Nigeria
koppënClimateClassification Aw
latitude approximately 9.0765° N
locatedIn Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
central Nigeria
longitude approximately 7.3986° E
majorDistrict Asokoro
Central Business District
Garki
Gwarinpa
Maitama
Wuse
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
masterPlanBy International Planning Associates
Kenzo Tange
surface form: Kenzo Tange (involved in design concepts)
namedAfter Abuja self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abuja (earlier town in the area, now Suleja)
near Aso Rock
Zuma Rock
officialLanguage English
plannedBy Government of Nigeria
surface form: Nigerian government
populationEstimate2022 over 3,000,000 (metropolitan area)
populationGrowth one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa
replaced Lagos as capital of Nigeria
role administrative center of Nigeria
political center of Nigeria
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1
vehicleRegistrationCode ABJ

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Central Business District locatedIn Abuja
subject surface form: Central Business District, Abuja
Central Business District partOf Abuja
subject surface form: Central Business District, Abuja
this entity surface form: Abuja city centre
Central Business District city Abuja
subject surface form: Central Business District, Abuja
Wuse locatedIn Abuja
Federal Capital Territory Administration regionServed Abuja
this entity surface form: Abuja metropolitan area
ABJ usedInCity Abuja
ABJ jurisdiction Abuja
ABJ shortFor Abuja
Bola residence Abuja
subject surface form: Bola Tinubu
Aso Rock locatedIn Abuja
Aso Rock isLandmarkOf Abuja
Aso Rock hasViewOf Abuja
this entity surface form: Abuja city
Oluremi Tinubu residence Abuja
Garki locatedIn Abuja
Zuma Rock locatedNear Abuja
Zuma Rock symbolOf Abuja
Zuma Rock isNorthOf Abuja
Minna roadConnection Abuja
Minna nearbyCity Abuja
ECOWAS Parliament headquartersLocation Abuja
this entity surface form: Abuja, Nigeria
ECOWAS Parliament meetsIn Abuja
Maitama locatedIn Abuja
Asokoro locatedIn Abuja
Asokoro partOf Abuja
this entity surface form: Abuja urban area
Gwarinpa locatedIn Abuja
Benin City roadConnection Abuja
Makurdi roadConnection Abuja