Local time
Sun, 5:03 AM GMT+1Africa/LagosCityCapital
Abuja
9.09° N, 7.53° E
- Population
- 1,576,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 4 of 63
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 63 cities of Nigeria in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Nigeria, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Abuja, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Abuja have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Abuja takes its name from a nearby town, now renamed Suleja, that was named after Abu JA ("Abu the Red") in 1828.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person