Karu is a Local Government Area in

Nasarawa State Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Ter ...

, central

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. It is close in proximity to the

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of Nigeria. It has an area of 2,640 km². Karu local government has its headquarters in New Karu town. It was originally built to house the capital's civil servants and lower income families, but had no running water or good sanitation system. Karu has grown in population beyond its original planned capacity. Ensure Administrative convenience and bring government closer to the grass root people,

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Development Area was created with its administrative secretariat at

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Demographics

According to the 2006 census, the population of mainly New Karu town was 205,477.

Education

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is in

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, Karu. K-Bols International School is in

Auta Balefi Auta Balefi is a fast developing district in central Nigeria. This town is located in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. It lies close to Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory A territory is an are ...

, New Karu. St. Augustine's College is in New Karu, 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

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of the area is 961.

Villages

* Kuchikau *

One Man Village One Man Village is a village in central Nigeria. It is found in Karu Local Government area of Nasarawa State. It lies close to Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ...

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