Federal Capital Territory

Federal Capital Territory Federal Capital Territory
Basic data
Capital :	Abuja
founded:	3rd February 1976
Minister :	Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai
ISO 3166-2 :	NG-FC
surface
Area :	7,315 km²
Rank in Nigeria:	29
population
Residents :	3,564,100 (2016 estimate)
Population density :	487 inhabitants / km²
Rank in Nigeria:	29

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) forms the capital territory around the Nigerian capital Abuja .

geography

The territory is located in the geographic center of the country and is bordered to the northwest and west by the state of Niger , to the northeast by the state of Kaduna , to the southwest by the state of Kogi , to the east and southeast by the state of Nassarawa .

population

Map of the FCT with the two construction phases of Abuja

The census of 26 March 2006 showed 1,405,201 inhabitants of the Federal Capital Territory. The population density is 192 inhabitants per square kilometer. At the November 26, 1991 census, 371,674 people were living in the territory.

For 2016 the population is already estimated at 3.6 million. Thanks to immigration to the wealthier capital region, the area is growing by almost 10% annually.

history

The territory was formed from parts of the former states of Benue Plateau , North-Central and North-West . Since the area was sparsely populated (250,000 inhabitants), the decision in 1976 to build the city of Abuja resulted in relocations to a resettlement village in the north of Suleja. The master planning was carried out by the International Planning Association (IPA) under the director for planning and architecture Heinz Schwarzbach 1978/79 for 3 million inhabitants. The first planning phase provided for 1.5 million inhabitants. In addition to the district town of Gwagwalada, four small towns along the Lokoja-Kaduna-Road (A2) were planned to relieve the core city of Abuja. Many renowned international architecture and engineering offices were involved in the detailed planning, including many German offices and construction companies such as FC Trapp , Berger and Gauff .

administration

The FCT area was divided into six administrative units: Abuja Municipal (Garki), Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kwali and Kuje.

swell

1. ↑ Nigeria: States & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .