Asokoro

Asokoro
  • From the top left;
  • Top: The Aso Rock viewed from the National children’s Park and Zoo and the ECOWAS Secretariat
  • Middle: Kurunduma in Asokoro, and the National children’s Park and Zoo
  • Bottom: the Aso Rock viewed from the IBB golf course
Coordinates: 9°3′8.2″N 7°31′34.2″E / 9.052278°N 7.526167°E / 9.052278; 7.526167
CountryNigeria
Federal territoryFederal Capital Territory
Federal capitalAbuja
First settledbefore 19th-century
Incorporated1 October 1984
Government
 • BodyFederal Capital Territory Administration
Area
 • Total
1,864.35 km2 (719.83 sq mi)
 • Water12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi)

Asokoro is an upmarket district in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The district hosts the ECOWAS Secretariat; the headquarters of the NIA, NFIU, NBC, the FCCPC, and the FHA; the Africa Independent Television headquarters and TVC News Abuja Bureau; the offices of the WHO, the IOM, and the World Bank; the Aso Rock Presidential Villa; about 18 foreign embassies and consulates; and all the state lodges of 36 states of Nigeria. Asokoro borders Abuja Central Area to the north west, Guzape to the south and Garki to the west. It is the doyen of Abuja's districts.

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