# Abaji LGA, Federal Capital Territory – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/federal-capital-territory/abaji/ Local government area · Federal Capital Territory # Abaji Abaji is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Federal Capital Territory. It covers **832.0 km²**. Its main town is Abaji. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 832km² - 1mapped service - 152 mtypical elevation ## Where is Abaji? Abaji lies in [Federal Capital Territory](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/federal-capital-territory/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 7 other local government areas: [Gurara](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/niger/gurara/), [Gwagwalada](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/federal-capital-territory/gwagwalada/), [Kogi](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kogi/kogi/), [Kuje](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/federal-capital-territory/kuje/), [Kwali](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/federal-capital-territory/kwali/), [Lapai](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/niger/lapai/) and [Toto](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/nasarawa/toto/). By area it is the 343rd largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 11.3% of [Federal Capital Territory](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/federal-capital-territory/). The centre of Abaji is about 78 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. The centre point is at 8.8396° N, 6.8185° E. Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga). ## Know before you go: Abaji - Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos - CurrencyNaira (NGN) - Country calling code+234 - LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) · Abuja52 km - Kaduna International Airport (KAD) · Kaduna214 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:13) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:39, sunset around 18:16). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Abaji Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Abaji. Settlements here lie between about 119 m and 282 m above sea level (median 152 m). - Abaji - Agena - Akori - Bassa - Fuka - Gasakba - Gawu - Gawu Dabara - Gbogbodo - Guduga - Guredi - Jarana - Kwakwa - Kwutara - Kyawu - Nagpakuku - Nanda - Nuku - Nyimbo - Pandaji - Panpanpi - Sabon Gida - Shimbo - Sota - Tando - Yaba - Yelua - Yewuni - Zawa - Zui Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Abaji Named natural and historic features inside Abaji, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - River Afara Bokwoi - River Chakumi - River Ussuman Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Abaji and the best time to visit In Abaji, the warmest month is Mar (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 1,147 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (238 mm) and the driest Dec (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 2 Feb 28 6 Mar 29 15 Apr 29 77 May 27 121 Jun 26 141 Jul 25 194 Aug 25 238 Sep 25 225 Oct 26 117 Nov 26 8 Dec 25 1 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Abaji Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Specialist Hospital Gwagwalada · Gwagwalada 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.95126&mlon=7.06154#map=17/8.95126/7.06154) Bank Ecobank · Gwagwalada 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94526&mlon=7.07337#map=17/8.94526/7.07337) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Gwagwalada 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.98049&mlon=7.05159#map=17/8.98049/7.05159) Hotel Atlas International Hotel · Gwagwalada 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94507&mlon=7.08321#map=17/8.94507/7.08321) School NMC - International Model Science Academy · Kwali 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.82824&mlon=7.09511#map=17/8.82824/7.09511) College IBB University, Lapai · Lapai 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05371&mlon=6.57414#map=17/9.05371/6.57414) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Abaji Places mapped inside Abaji in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local government areas in Federal Capital Territory - Abuja Municipal - Bwari - Gwagwalada - Kuje - Kwali ## Quick answers - Where is Abaji?In Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria - What borders Abaji?Gurara, Gwagwalada, Kogi, Kuje, Kwali, Lapai and Toto - What time zone is Abaji in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Abaji?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Abaji?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Abaji?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Abaji?Settlements lie between 119 m and 282 m - What is the best time to visit Abaji?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Abaji?Specialist Hospital Gwagwalada, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Abaji?Ecobank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Abaji?TotalEnergies, about 30 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Abaji?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Abaji?NG015001 (OCHA common operational dataset)