Abuja is Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Abuja city (metropolis) and the larger area (including nearby suburbs and distant rural areas within the official boundary) all make up the Federal Capital Territory.
When referring to Abuja, or similar federal territories, one may either mean (1) the city, (2) the larger (often rural areas) or both.
In the context of council wards listed by Soluap (soluap.com) Abuja refers to the whole Federal Capital Territory (both the city and the larger suburban areas).
Abuja has 6 Local Council Areas and 62 council wards, namely:
Abaji
List of council wards in Abaji, Abuja
The council wards in Abaji are:
Abaji Central Abaji North East Abaji South East Alu Mamagi Gawu Gurdi Nuku Rimba Ebagi Yaba Agyana/Pandagi
Bwari
List of council wards in Bwari, Abuja
The council wards in Bwari are:
Bwari Central Byazhin Dutse Igu Kawu Kubwa Kuduru Shere Ushafa Usuma
Gwagwalada
List of council wards in Gwagwalada The council waerds in Gwagwalada are:
Dobi Gwagwalada Central Gwako Ibwa Ikwa Kutunku Paiko Staff Quarters Tunga Maje Zuba
Kuje
List of council wards in Kuje, Abuja
The council wards in Kuje are
Chibiri Gaube Gudunkariya Gwargwada Kabi Kuje Central Kujekwa Kwaku Rubochi Yenche
Kwali
List of council wards in Kwali, Abuja
The council wards in Kwali are:
Ashara Dafa Gumbo Kilankwa Kundu Kwali Central Pai Yangoji Yebu Wako
Municipal
List of council wards in Municipal, Abuja
The council wards in Municipal are:
City Centre Garki Gui Gwagwa Gwarinpa Jiwa Kabusa Karshi Karu Nyanya Orozo Wuse
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COUNCIL WARD
COUNCIL AREA
1
ABAJI CENTRAL
ABAJI
2
ABAJI NORTH EAST
3
ABAJI SOUTH EAST
4
ALU MAMAGI
5
GAWU
6
GURDI
7
NUKU
8
RIMBA EBAGI
9
YABA
10
AGYANA/PANDAGI
11
BWARI CENTRAL
BWARI
12
BYAZHIN
13
DUTSE
14
IGU
15
KAWU
16
KUBWA
17
KUDURU
18
SHERE
19
USHAFA
20
USUMA
21
DOBI
GWAGWALADA
22
GWAGWALADA CENTRAL
23
GWAKO
24
IBWA
25
IKWA
26
KUTUNKU
27
PAIKO
28
STAFF QUARTERS
29
TUNGA MAJE
30
ZUBA
31
CHIBIRI
KUJE
32
GAUBE
33
GUDUNKARIYA
34
GWARGWADA
35
KABI
36
KUJE CENTRAL
37
KUJEKWA
38
KWAKU
39
RUBOCHI
40
YENCHE
41
ASHARA
KWALI
42
DAFA
43
GUMBO
44
KILANKWA
45
KUNDU
46
KWALI CENTRAL
47
PAI
48
YANGOJI
49
YEBU
50
WAKO
51
CITY CENTRE
MUNICIPAL
52
GARKI
53
GUI
54
GWAGWA
55
GWARINPA
56
JIWA
57
KABUSA
58
KARSHI
59
KARU
60
NYANYA
61
OROZO
62
WUSE
Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Maitama, Abuja
Abuja is the capital of Nigeria. It replaced Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991.
Situated at the centre of the country within an area called Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built with use of a master plan that was made by International Planning Associates (IPA), a consortium of some American planning and architecture firms, and Planning Research Corporation.
The Central Business District of Abuja was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. Abuja is both an administrative and commercial city.
Its location at the centre of the country enables Nigerians from all states to reach it relatively easier.
Largest Area Councils by Number of Wards
The Municipal Area Council (AMAC), which covers the central city of Abuja, has the largest number of wards (15) due to its dense population and urbanized environment. As the administrative and commercial center of the FCT, AMAC includes neighborhoods such as Garki, Wuse, and Maitama, which require more wards to manage local governance effectively.
Smallest Area Councils by Number of Wards
The **Kwali, Kuje, Abaji, and Bwari
The Role of Council Wards in Abuja
Council wards are fundamental to the governance of Abuja’s Area Councils, serving as electoral units that ensure grassroots participation in local decision-making processes. Each ward elects a councilor, who represents the ward’s interests in the Area Council’s legislative body. Council wards are the most direct link between the residents and the local government, ensuring that every community has a voice in the governance of their Area Council.
