## page was renamed from RegionEnTemplate #language en = 2012/Nigeria/Abuja = '''Abuja''' is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_city|capital city]] of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria|Nigeria]]. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory,_Nigeria|Federal Capital Territory]] (FCT). Abuja is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_city|planned city]],^[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja#cite_note-bbc-2|[3]]]^ and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos|Lagos]], which is still the country's most populous city. At the 2006 census, the city of Abuja had a population of 776,298,^[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja#cite_note-plac-0|[1]]]^ making it one of the top ten most populous cities in Nigeria. Abuja's geography is defined by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aso_Rock|Aso Rock]], a 400-metre [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolith|monolith]] left by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_erosion|water erosion]]. The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Presidential_Complex|Presidential Complex]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly|National Assembly]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Supreme_Court|Supreme Court]] and much of the town extend to the south of the rock. Other sights include the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_National_Mosque|Nigerian National Mosque]] and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_National_Christian_Centre|Nigerian National Christian Centre]]. The city is served by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnamdi_Azikiwe_International_Airport|Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport]], while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuma_Rock|Zuma Rock]] lies nearby. Abuja is known for being the best purpose-built city in Africa as well as being one of the wealthiest and most expensive; however, the population on the semi-developed edges of the city are living in rural areas such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karu,_Nasarawa_State|Karu]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasarawa_State|Nasarawa State]].^[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja#cite_note-3|[4]]]^ == Teams == Please add links to your team(s) name here: * [[/OSFON|Open Source Foundation For Nigeria (OSFON)]] (The idea of adding another team page is that there may be more than one team in a region/city) == Create a new Team page: == <> In all cases you need to keep the {{{CategoryCity2012}}} to allow your city to be listed! ---- CategoryCity2012