Suleja
Suleja is a city in Nigeria with a population of about 162,135.
Suleja is a city and Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria, just north of Abuja, capital of the country. It is sometimes confused with the nearby city of Abuja, due to its proximity and the fact that it was originally named Abuja before the Nigerian government adopted the name from the then Emir Sulayman Bal for its new federal capital in 1976.
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About Suleja
| Country | Nigeria |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 31 |
| Population | 162,135 |
| Local currency | NGN |
| Coordinates | 9.1806, 7.1794 |
| Time zone | Africa/Lagos |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 37 km · Abuja |
| Population (Nigeria) | #74 most populated in Nigeria |
| Where on Earth | 9°10′50″N · 7°10′46″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,022 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,997 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | San Miguelito (Panama) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -9.18, -172.82 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 3,409 km |
| Paris | 4,435 km |
| London | 4,754 km |
| Dubai | 5,376 km |
| Moscow | 5,821 km |
| São Paulo | 6,887 km |