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The Federal Capital Territory is the home of Abuja
Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria . Abuja is a planned city, as it was mainly built in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos....
, the capital of Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
. The Territory was formed in 1976 from parts of former Nasarawa, Niger
Niger State

Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest States of Nigeria in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja....
, and Kogi
Kogi State

Kogi is a state in the north-central zone of Nigeria. It is popularly called the Confluence State because the confluence of River Niger and River Benue is at its capital, Lokoja, which is the first administrative capital of modern-day Nigeria....
 States. It is in the central region of the country.

territory is located just north of the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers. It is bordered by the states of Niger to the West and North, Kaduna
Kaduna State

Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. Its capital is Kaduna....
 to the northeast, Plateau
Plateau State

Plateau State is the twelfth largest states of Nigeria of Nigeria, and is roughly located in the center of the country. Its capital is Jos. Plateau State is celebrated as "The Home of Peace and Tourism", an image that has been fractured in recent years by Muslim-Christian clashes in the state....
 to the east and south, and Kogi to the southwest.

Lying between latitude 8.25 and 9.20 north of the equator and longitude 6.45 and 7.39 east of Greenwich Meridian, Abuja is geographically located in the center of the country.

The Federal Capital Territory has a landmass of approximately 8000 kmē, of which the actual city occupies 250sq km.






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The Federal Capital Territory is the home of Abuja
Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria . Abuja is a planned city, as it was mainly built in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos....
, the capital of Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
. The Territory was formed in 1976 from parts of former Nasarawa, Niger
Niger State

Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest States of Nigeria in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja....
, and Kogi
Kogi State

Kogi is a state in the north-central zone of Nigeria. It is popularly called the Confluence State because the confluence of River Niger and River Benue is at its capital, Lokoja, which is the first administrative capital of modern-day Nigeria....
 States. It is in the central region of the country.

Geography

The territory is located just north of the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers. It is bordered by the states of Niger to the West and North, Kaduna
Kaduna State

Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. Its capital is Kaduna....
 to the northeast, Plateau
Plateau State

Plateau State is the twelfth largest states of Nigeria of Nigeria, and is roughly located in the center of the country. Its capital is Jos. Plateau State is celebrated as "The Home of Peace and Tourism", an image that has been fractured in recent years by Muslim-Christian clashes in the state....
 to the east and south, and Kogi to the southwest.

Lying between latitude 8.25 and 9.20 north of the equator and longitude 6.45 and 7.39 east of Greenwich Meridian, Abuja is geographically located in the center of the country.

The Federal Capital Territory has a landmass of approximately 8000 kmē, of which the actual city occupies 250sq km. It is situated within the Savannah region with moderate climatic conditions.

Area councils

The territory is currently made up of six area councils, namely:

  • Abuja
    Abuja

    Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria . Abuja is a planned city, as it was mainly built in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos....
  • Abaji
  • Gwagwalada
    Gwagwalada

    Gwagwalada is one of the Local Government Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria of Nigeria, alongside Abuja, Abaji, Kuje, Bwari, and Kwali, Nigeria....
  • Kuje
    Kuje

    Kuje is an administrative town in Federal Capital Territory about 40 km South West of Abuja, the Capital of Nigeria....
  • Bwari
  • Kwali


External links

  • official site