Kuje
| Kuje Kuje Area Council | |
|---|---|
| LGA and town | |
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Central Kuje. | |
  Kuje | |
| Coordinates: 8°53′47″N 7°14′35″E / 8.89639°N 7.24306°ECoordinates: 8°53′47″N 7°14′35″E / 8.89639°N 7.24306°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria |
| State | Federal Capital Territory |
| Area | |
| • Total | 635 sq mi (1,644 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 97,367 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Kuje is a Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) and the town which is the headquarters of the LGA. It is about 40 km south west of Abuja, the Capital of Nigeria.
It has an area of 1,644 km² and a population of 97,367 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 905.[1]
Attractions
Kuje is a busy market town with a range of roadside stores selling pharmaceuticals, provisions, building materials, ironmongery, tools, phone cards, counterfeit music CDs. It is also home to several "independent" petrol stations which are unpopular because of the apparent inaccuracy of the calibration of their pumps.
Education
Kuje has several state and private schools including Government Secondary School, Kuje Science Primary School and the Capital Science Academy.Nigeria-Ghana International College
Market
In the centre of Kuje is a colourful market held every 4 days with stalls selling fruit, vegetables, very fresh meat, other provisions, household goods, fabric, shoes, clothing, smoked fish and posters displaying European footballers pictured alongside their houses, wives and cars.
Expansion
Kuje is seeing a rapid expansion in house building because of its proximity to Abuja and because of the removal of informal settlements along the airport road. There is a network of well tarred roads serving zones of as yet unbuilt housing whilst the existing residential areas are linked by often impassable, potholed dirt roads.
References
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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