Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria - Wikipedia Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria Federal territory in Nigeria Federal Capital Territory Federal territory Nickname ( s ) : Centre of Unity Location of Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria Coordinates : 8 ° 50 ′ N 7 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 8.833 ° N 7.167 ° E ﻿ / 8.833 ; 7.167 Coordinates : 8 ° 50 ′ N 7 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 8.833 ° N 7.167 ° E ﻿ / 8.833 ; 7.167 Country Nigeria Date created 3 February 1976 Capital Abuja Government Ministry Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA ) Minister Mohammed Musa Bello Permanent Secretary Ajakaiye Babatope Area Total 7,315 km ( 2,824 sq mi ) Population ( 2006 Census ) Total 1,406,239 Estimate ( 2011 estimate ) 2,238,800 Density 190 / km ( 500 / sq mi ) GDP Time zone WAT ( UTC + 01 ) ISO 3166 code NG - FC Website fct.gov.ng ^ 1 Preliminary results The Federal Capital Territory, commonly known as FCT, or loosely as FCT - Abuja, is a federal territory in central Nigeria. Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, is located in this territory. FCT was formed in 1976 from parts of the states of Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi. It is within in the Middle Belt region of the country. Unlike the States of Nigeria, which are headed by elected Governors, it is administered by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, headed by a minister appointed by the President. Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Natural resources in FCT 1.2 Wildlife 2 Administration 3 References 4 External links Geography The territory is located just north of the confluence of the Niger River and Benue River. It is bordered by the states of Niger to the West and North, Kaduna to the northeast, Nasarawa 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 7,315 km, and it is situated within the Savannah region with moderate climatic conditions. Natural resources in FCT Minerals found in the FCT include marble, tin, clay, mica, and tantalite. Wildlife The hills of the FCT provide home to many bushbuck, forest Black duiker, bush pig, chimpanzee and red - flanked duiker. Also found in FCT woodland are leopard, buffalo, roan antelope, Western hartebeest, elephant, warthog, grey duiker, dog - faced baboon, patas monkey and green monkey. Administration The territory is currently made up of six local councils, comprising the City of Abuja and five Local Government Areas, namely : Abaji Abuja Municipal Gwagwalada Kuje Bwari Kwali References Jump up ^ See List of Abuja Federal Capital Territory Ministers for a list of prior ministers Jump up ^ `` Federal Capital Territory ( Nigeria ) ''. City Population. Retrieved 26 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` FCT State ''. rmrdc.gov.ng. Raw Materials Research and Development Council. Retrieved 20 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Federal Capital Territory Administration - Facts ''. Federal Capital Territory Administration. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Jump up ^ Odunsi, Wale ( 13 January 2018 ). `` Gwagwalada re-run poll : APC beats APGA, PDP in narrow victory ''. Daily Post Nigeria. External links Nigeria portal Official website States of Nigeria Federal Capital Territory ( FCT ) Abia Adamawa Akwa Ibom Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Taraba Yobe Zamfara Capital districts and territories Federal districts Federal Capital Territory ( Nigeria ) Federal District ( Brazil ) Buenos Aires ( Argentina ) Australian Capital Territory ( Australia ) Capital District ( Venezuela ) Islamabad Capital Territory ( Pakistan ) Kuala Lumpur ( Malaysia ) National Capital Territory of Delhi ( India ) Mexico City ( Mexico ) District of Columbia ( United States ) This Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: how many local government area are there in abuja
Answer: five