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Suleja is a city and Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria, just north of Abuja, capital of the country. It is sometimes confused with the nearby city of Abuja, due to its proximity and the fact that it was originally named Abuja before the Nigerian government adopted the name from the then Emir Sulayman Bal for its new federal capital in 1976.

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Settlement.official_name
Suleja
Settlement.settlement_type
LGA and city
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Niger State
Settlement.leader_title
Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
Settlement.leader_name
Isyaku Bawa Na’ibi
Settlement.leader_title1
Emir
Settlement.leader_name1
Awwal Ibrahim
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2
114.6
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
368900
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom
9

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Population
260240
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Commons category
Suleja
postal code
910103
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Suleja is a city and Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria, just north of Abuja, capital of the country. It is sometimes confused with the nearby city of Abuja, due to its proximity and the fact that it was originally named Abuja before the Nigerian government adopted the name from the then Emir Sulayman Bal for its new federal capital in 1976.

Suleja was established in the early 19th century by Mohammed Makau, the last Hausa emir of Zaria, and his followers, who were fleeing the Fulani jihadists engaged in the conquest of northern Nigeria. Zaria, or Zazzau, was one of the Hausa city/states of Northern Nigeria which were being conquered by the Fulani jihadists under its leader, Usman bin Fodio.

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