Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: FCT
• Level 2: Municipal Area Council

Current local time in Abuja:

03:32 PM, Sunday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Abuja on map:^[1]

Abuja GPS coordinates^[2]

9° 3' 28.26" North, 7° 29' 42.288" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	9.75152°,	6.79196°
Center:	9.05785°,	7.49508°
Lower-right:	8.36284°,	8.19821°
Map W x H:	154.4×154.4 km	= 95.9×95.9mi

max Lat:	13.7543°   ⇑44.4% North
Abuja:	9.05785°
min Lat:	⇓55.6% South 4.31231°

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min Long	Abuja	max Long
2.73333°	7.49508°	14.46552°
W 53.3%⇐		⇒46.7% E

Elevation

Elevation of Abuja is 476 m = 1562 ft, and this is 179.5 m = 589 ft above average elevation for this country.

Max E:	1599 m = 5246 ft	19%
Abuja	476 m 1562 ft
Avg.	296.5 m = 973 ft
Min E:	2 m = 7 ft	81%

See also: Abuja elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Abuja is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 1007.1 km =625.8 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Abuja
North Pole	8999.9	5592.3	to North
Arctic Circle	6394	3973	to North
Tropic Cancer	1598.8	993.4	to North
Equator	1007.1	625.8	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Abuja: (largest is in red/bold)

• Buga 65.3 km =40.6 mi, 194°
• Bwari 27.7 km =17.2 mi, 333°
• Garaku 73.6 km =45.7 mi, 108°
• Gawu Babangida 60.3 km =37.5 mi, 293°
• Gwagwalada 47.2 km =29.3 mi, 254°
• Kagarko 53.1 km =33 mi, 24°
• Karu 19 km =11.8 mi, 106°
• Keffi 47.8 km =29.7 mi, 119°
• Kuje 35.4 km =22 mi, 235°
• Kwali 55.8 km =34.7 mi, 249°
• Kwoi 71.6 km =44.5 mi, 51°
• Madala 31.4 km =19.5 mi, 279°
• Nasarawa 62.3 km =38.7 mi, 157°
• Sabon Wuse 40 km =24.9 mi, 320°
• Suleja 37.2 km =23.1 mi, 291°

In other languages:

• In Spanish: Abuja, Abuya
• In Russian: Абуджа
• In Chinese: 阿布贾