Gwagwalada

Gwagwalada
—  LGA and town  —
Country  Nigeria
State Federal Capital Territory
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Gwagwalada is one of the five Local Government Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, together with Abaji, Kuje, Bwari, and Kwali; the FCT also includes the City of Abuja. Gwagwalada is also the name of the main town in the Local Government Area, which has an area of 1,043 km² and a population of 157,770 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 902.[1]

The Chairman of the Gwagwalada Area Council is Zakari Agulu Dobi. Gwagwalada is where the University of Abuja is located.[2]

==References==

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
  2. ^ Awowole-Browne, Francis (2007-10-08). "This is a waste!". Daily Sun (The Sun Publishing Limited, Lagos). http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/abujareports/2007/oct/08/abujareports-10-08-2007-002.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-23. 
Territory capital: Abuja
LGAs

Abaji · Abuja Municipal · Bwari · Gwagwalada · Kuje · Kwali

also kuje area council should be disscused