page_title: Abuja
section_title: Districts
hierarchical_section_title: Abuja / Administration / Districts
caption_attribution_description: Español: Catedral Nacional em Abuja, Nigéria
context_page_description: Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria located in the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory. It is a planned city, designed as a new national capital city to replace Lagos, and was built mainly in the 1980s, replacing the country's most populous city of Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a 400-metre monolith left by water erosion. The Presidential Complex, National Assembly, Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock, a 792-metre monolith, lies just north of the city on the expressway to Kaduna.
  At the 2006 census, the city of Abuja had a population of 776,298 making it one of the ten most populous cities in Nigeria. According to the United Nations, Abuja grew by 139.7% between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest growing city in the world.
  As of 2015, the city is experiencing an annual growth of at least 35%, retaining its position as the fastest-growing city on the African continent and one of the fastest-growing in the world. As of 2016, the metropolitan area of Abuja is estimated at six million persons, placing it behind only Lagos, as the most populous metro area in Nigeria.
context_section_description: For ease and co-ordination of developmental efforts, the city was divided into 'Phases' by its planners, with the city's development taking a concentric form with Phase 1, which consists of the city's inner districts-Central Area, Maitama, Asokoro, Wuse, Wuse II, Garki, Garki II, Guzape and Guzape II-at its core spreading out from the foot of Aso Rock, while Phase 5, consisting of the newly created Kyami District covering the vicinity of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and the permanent campus of the University of Abuja, over 40 kilometres west of Aso Rock. Each Phase is separated from the other by an expressway (some still under construction); for example, Phases 1 and 2 are separated from each other by the Nnamdi Azikiwe expressway, while the entirety of the city proper (Phases 1-5) are enclosed by the Murtala Muhammed (Outer Northern-ONEX and Outer Southern-OSEX) expressways as well as the Federal A2 highway which traverses the Federal Capital Territory on its way to Kaduna (north-bound) and Lokoja (south-bound). Thus there is an integration of the city's road network with the Federal highway network, providing access to the immediate outlying countryside and the surrounding states of the country i.e. Niger State to the west, Kaduna State to the north, Nasarawa State to the east and Kogi State to the south.
  The Phase 1 area of the city is divided into ten districts known as cadastral zones.
  Central Cadastral Zone A00
  Garki I District Cadastral Zone A01
  Wuse 1 District Cadastral Zone A02
  Garki II District Cadastral Zone A03
  Asokoro Cadastral Zone A04
  Maitama District Cadastral Zone A05 & A06
  Wuse II Districts (Cadastral Zone A07 & Cadastral Zone A08)
  Guzape District Cadastral Zone A09
  Maitama II District Cadastral Zone A10
  There are also sixteen districts in Phase 2.
  Kukwuaba Cadastral Zone B00
  Gudu Cadastral Zone B01
  Durumi Cadastral Zone B02
  Wuye Cadastral Zone B03
  Jabi Cadastral Zone B04
  Utako Cadastral Zone B05
  Mabuchi Cadastral Zone B06
  Jahi Cadastral Zone B08
  Kado Cadastral Zone B09
  Dakibiyu Cadastral Zone B10
  Kaura Cadastral Zone B11
  Duboyi Cadastral Zone B12
  Gaduwa Cadastral Zone B13
  Dutse Cadastral Zone B14
  Katampe Ext Cadastral Zone B19
  There are eleven districts in Phase 3.
  Institution and Research Cadastral Zone C00
  Karmo Cadastral Zone C01
  Gwarimpa Cadastral Zone C02
  Dape Cadastral Zone C04
  Kafe Cadastral Zone C05
  Nbora Cadastral Zone C06
  Galadimawa Cadastral Zone C07
  Dakwo Cadastral Zone C08
  Lokogoma Cadastral Zone C09
  Wumba Cadastral Zone C10
  Idu Industrial Cadastral Zone C16
  There are five suburban districts: Nyanya, Karu, Gwagwalada, Kubwa, and Jukwoyi. Along the Airport Road (Now Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Express Way) are clusters of satellite settlements, namely Lugbe, Chika, Kuchigworo and Pyakassa. Other satellite settlements are Idu (the main industrial zone), Mpape, Karimu, Gwagwa, Dei-Dei (housing the International Livestock market and also International Building materials market).
caption: National Christian Centre
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