Auta Balefi is a fast developing district in
central Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. This town is located in
Karu
Karu may refer to:
; Places
* Karu, Estonia
* Karu LGA, Nigeria
** Karu Urban Area
* Karu Nadu, South West India
* Karu, Ladakh, North India
; Languages
* Karu language
; People
* Erkki Karu
Erkki Karu (born Erland Fredrik Kumlander) (10 Apr ...
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
of
Nasarawa State
Nasarawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba State, Taraba and Plateau State, Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states ...
. It lies close to
Abuja
Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal G ...
, the capital city of Nigeria in the
Federal Capital Territory
A capital district, capital region, or capital territory is normally a specially designated administrative division where a country's seat of government is located. As such, in a federal model of government, no state or territory has any politic ...
of Nigeria.
Popular institutions located in this town include, Birgham University Campus (ECWA); Living Faith Church, Goshen City; The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Redemption Camp, Auta gurgu; and some developing estates. This district is rapidly growing due to its closeness to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
References
Populated places in Nasarawa State
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