Masaka is a town in Nasarawa, central Nigeria. It is a district of

Karu Karu may refer to: ; Places * Karu, Estonia * Karu LGA, Nigeria ** Karu Urban Area * Karu Nadu, South West India * Karu, Ladakh, North India ; Languages * Karu language ; People * Erkki Karu (1887–1935), Finnish film director, screenwriter and ...

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

, Nasarawa State and is among the towns that forms the

Karu urban area The Karu Urban Area is an urban area in central Nigeria. The urban area is majorly located in the Nigerian state of Nasarawa, but with some parts stretching into the boundaries of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It has an area of 40,000 hect ...

, a

conurbation A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ca ...

of towns under

of Nasarawa State. The neighbouring towns to Masaka, also in this urban area as a result of their merger following a population explosion in the zone, are: *

Mararaba Mararaba is a town in Nasarawa State, central Nigeria. It is a district of Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State and is among the towns that make up the Karu urban area, a conurbation of towns stretching to Nigeria's Federal Capital Territor ...

, * Ado, *

New Nyanya New Nyanya is a town in Nasarawa State. It is a district of Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, and is among the towns that make up the Karu Urban Area, a conurbation of towns stretching into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). New Nyan ...

, * Masaka, *

New Karu New Karu is the headquarters of Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. It is one of the largest towns that make up the greater Karu urban centre in Nasarawa state which is a conurbation consisting of towns and villages along the Keffi-Abuja ...

and

Kurunduma Kurunduma is a suburban town in Abuja Municipal area council (Asokoro Village), Nigeria. It is a major town around Asokoro Area, a conurbation of towns within Abuja's metropolitan area. Its neighbouring towns are: *New Nyanya *New Karu *Guzape ...

This urban area developed following the expansion of administrative and economic activities of

Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...

, the capital of Nigeria, into the urban areas surrounding. The evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Abuja by the

Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) The Federal Capital Territory, commonly known as the FCT, is a federal territory in central Nigeria. Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, is located in this territory. The FCT was formed in 1976 from parts of the states of old Kaduna State, K ...

(F C T) administration also led to an increase in population of this urban area.

Transportation

Masaka is served by a modern expressway, built to link

Keffi Keffi is a town in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Keffi. Keffi is 50 kilometers from Abuja. Nasarawa State university is located in Keffi sitting along Keffi-Akwanga express way. It has an area of 138 km and a ...

to Abuja.

References

Populated places in Nasarawa State Populated places in the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) {{nasarawa-geo-stub