Abuja

capital city of Nigeria
City city Q3787
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Abuja

Summary

Abuja is a city[1]. Abuja ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Abuja was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation[3].
  • Abuja is located in Federal Capital Territory[4].
  • Abuja is in the country of Nigeria[5].
  • Abuja's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Abuja's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Abuja's instance of is recorded as federal capital[8].
  • Abuja's instance of is recorded as human settlement[9].
  • Abuja's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Abaji[10].
  • Abuja's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bwari[11].
  • Abuja's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gwagwalada[12].
  • Abuja's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kuje[13].
  • Abuja's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kwali[14].
  • Abuja's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Abuja Municipal[15].
  • Abuja's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brasília[16].
  • Abuja's Commons category is recorded as Abuja[17].
  • Abuja's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[18].
  • +1828-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Abuja[19].
  • Abuja's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.0555555555556, 'lon': 7.4913888888889}[20].
  • Abuja's official website is recorded as https://fcta.gov.ng/[21].
  • Abuja's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abuja[22].
  • Abuja has a population of {'amount': '+21000'}[23].
  • Abuja has a population of {'amount': '+107169'}[24].
  • Abuja has a population of {'amount': '+379000'}[25].
  • Abuja has a population of {'amount': '+776298'}[26].
  • Abuja has a population of {'amount': '+1235880'}[27].

Body

Geography

Abuja is in the country of Nigeria[5]. Abuja is located in Federal Capital Territory[4].

Physical Characteristics

Abuja covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+713000000'}[28]. Abuja sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+360'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+21000'}[23], {'amount': '+107169'}[24], {'amount': '+379000'}[25], {'amount': '+776298'}[26], {'amount': '+1235880'}[27], and {'amount': '+979876'}[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6], big city[7], federal capital[8], and human settlement[9].

History and Context

+1828-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Abuja[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Abuja include Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport[31], an international airport[32], in Nigeria[33].

Why It Matters

Abuja ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,229 views/month).[2] Abuja has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Abuja is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Abuja include Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport[31], an international airport[32], in Nigeria[33].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . jpl.nas. jpl.nas. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . cn.wtcf.org.cn. cn.wtcf.org.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q120475222. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Great dictionary of geographical names. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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