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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CJN officeLocation Abuja
subject surface form: Chief Justice of Nigeria
Arik Air operatesFromCity Abuja
Aso means “victorious” in the Asokoro (Gbagyi) language locatedIn Abuja
subject surface form: Aso Rock
Aso Hill locatedIn Abuja
National Judicial Council locatedIn Abuja
subject surface form: National Judicial Council (Nigeria)
Ibom Air hasFocusCity Abuja
Gwagwalada locatedNear Abuja
Kuje locatedNear Abuja
Kuje roadAccessTo Abuja
Kuje isSuburbanAreaOf Abuja
this entity surface form: Abuja metropolitan region
Bwari locatedNear Abuja
Kwali partOf Abuja
this entity surface form: Abuja metropolitan area
Kwali proximityTo Abuja
Kwali near Abuja
this entity surface form: Abuja city centre
National Mosque city Abuja
Eagle Square locatedIn Abuja
Wuse Market city Abuja
Banex Plaza city Abuja
Berger Junction city Abuja
Utako locatedIn Abuja
Aso Villa location Abuja
The Villa location Abuja
ABV servesCity Abuja
ABV associatedWith Abuja
DNAA servesCity Abuja