Asokoro

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
Country	Nigeria
Federal territory	Federal Capital Territory
Federal capital	Abuja
First settled	before 19th-century
Incorporated	1 October 1984
Government
• Body	Federal Capital Territory Administration
Area
• Total	1,864.35 km2 (719.83 sq mi)
• Water	12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi)

Asokoro is a district in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The district hosts about 18 foreign embassies and consulates, the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) secretariat, the headquarters of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the World Health Organization (WHO) office, the Aso Villa and all the state lodges of Nigeria's 36 states.

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