Abuja

Abuja (/əˈbə/)[2] is a city in Nigeria. It is the national capital of Nigeria. Around 2.5 million people live there. Abuja is in the middle of the country, in the center of the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.[3] It replaced Lagos, the country's most populous city but very small in size, as the capital on 12 December 1991.[4]

Local government area
Federal capital city
Abuja Collage.jpg
 
Coordinates: 9°4′N 7°29′E / 9.067°N 7.483°E / 9.067; 7.483Coordinates: 9°4′N 7°29′E / 9.067°N 7.483°E / 9.067; 7.483
Country Nigeria
TerritoryFederal Capital Territory
Settled1828
Incorporated1 October 1984
Declared capital12 December 1991
Government
 • City PlannerFederal Capital Development Authority (FCDA)
 • City ManagementAbuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC)
Area
 • Local government area1,769 km2 (683 sq mi)
 • Urban
713 km2 (275 sq mi)
Elevation
840 m (2,760 ft)
Population
 (2011 estimate)[1]
 • Local government area1,235,880
 • Rank7th
 • Density698.63/km2 (1,809.4/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,440,000
 • Urban density3,423/km2 (8,870/sq mi)
 • Metro
6,000,000 (estimated)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT+1)
Postal codes
900211–900288
ClimateAw
Websitewww.fcta.gov.ng


Abuja is a planned city, which means that architects designed it specifically to be Nigeria's capital city. Construction of the first parts of the city was finished in the late 1980s.[5]

Abuja Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)". City Population. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. "Define Abuja's at Dictionary.com". dictionary.com. Random House, Inc. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abuja's
  4. (in en-GB) Life of poverty in Abuja's wealth. 2007-02-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6355269.stm. Retrieved 2021-05-04. 
  5. Oke, Steve (9 October 2016). "History of Abuja - How it Was Created & Chosen as Nigeria's Capital".