Abuja region

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The Abuja region is the federal capital territory of Nigeria, encompassing the planned city of Abuja and its surrounding areas as the nation’s political and administrative hub.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Abuja region canonical 2
Abuja FCT 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
federal capital territory
borderingState Kaduna State
Kogi State
Nasarawa State
Niger State
capitalCity Abuja
climate tropical wet and dry climate
contains Abaji
Abuja
Aso Rock
Asokoro District
Bwari
Central Business District, Abuja
Garki District
Gwagwalada
Gwarinpa
Kubwa
Kuje
Kwali
Lugbe
Maitama District
National Assembly Complex
Presidential Complex
Supreme Court of Nigeria
Three Arms Zone
Wuse District
linked to: Wuse district
country Nigeria
currency Nigerian naira
establishedAsCapital 1991
governingBody Federal Capital Territory Administration
hasAirport Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
hasFunction hosts federal ministries and agencies
hosts foreign embassies and high commissions
hosts national monuments and institutions
language English
leaderTitle Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
locatedIn Middle Belt, Nigeria
North Central Nigeria
namedAfter Abuja city
linked to: Abuja
officialName Federal Capital Territory
planningStatus planned capital region
predecessorCapital Lagos
role administrative capital of Nigeria
political capital of Nigeria
seat of the Federal Government of Nigeria
shortName FCT
subdivisionType federal territory
timeZone West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Suleja isMarketCenterFor Abuja region
FCT Abuja shortName Abuja FCT
linked to: Abuja region
Gbagyi associatedWith Abuja region
subject linked to: Gbari