Country Nigeria Headquarters New Karu University ECWA Bingham University | State Nasarawa State Time zone WAT (UTC+1) | |
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Karu is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, central Nigeria.It is close in proximity to the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. It has an area of 2,640 km².Karu local government has its headquarters in New Karu town.
According to the 2006 census,the population of mainly New Karu town was 205,477, It was originally built to house the capital's civil servants and lower income families, but had no running water or good sanitation system.
Contents
Map of Karu, Nigeria
Loyola Jesuit College is in Gidan Mangoro, Karu.
Transportation
The Karu urban area is served by an express way connecting Karu to Abuja, Nigeria's capital city,and to other parts of the country.
Postal code
The postal code of the area is 961.
References
Karu LGA Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA