Lafia

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Lafia
KAMBARI
LAFIA BAREBARI
—  LGA and town  —
Lafia is located in Nigeria
Lafia
Coordinates: 8°29′30″N 8°31′0″E / 8.49167°N 8.516667°E / 8.49167; 8.516667
Country Nigeria
State Nasarawa State
Population (2006)
 • Total 330,712
  [1]
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Lafia is a town in central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Nasarawa State and has a population of 330,712 inhabitants according to the 2006 census results [2].It is the largest town in Nasarawa state.

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[edit] History

Before Lafia became the capital of a local chiefdom in the early nineteenth centure, a small town of the Alago people named Anane had existed on the site.[3]

[edit] Institutions

Lafia is home to Nasarawa state polytechnic lafia,college of agriculture lafia and a large number of primary and secondary schools.

[edit] Sports

Lafia is the location of Nasarawa United, a football club whose stadium is Lafia Township Stadium.


[edit] Transportation

Lafia is served by the main narrow gauge railway from Port Harcourt.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/nbsapps/Connections/Pop2006.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/nbsapps/Connections/Pop2006.pdf
  3. ^ Lafia Encyclopædia Britannica Online, accessed 17 December 2009

Coordinates: 8°29′30″N 8°31′00″E / 8.49167°N 8.5166667°E / 8.49167; 8.5166667

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