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 / 9.052278°N 7.526167°E / 9.052278; 7.526167
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 [1]
• Total	1,864.35 km2 (719.83 sq mi)
• Water	12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi)

Asokoro is an upmarket district in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The district hosts the ECOWAS Secretariat; the headquarters of the NIA, NFIU, NBC, the FCCPC, and the FHA; the Africa Independent Television headquarters and TVC News Abuja Bureau; the offices of the WHO, the IOM, and the World Bank; the Aso Rock Presidential Villa; about 18 foreign embassies and consulates; and all the state lodges of 36 states of Nigeria. Asokoro borders Abuja Central Area to the north west, Guzape to the south and Garki to the west. It is the doyen of Abuja's districts.^[2][3][4][5]