Kakuri is a residential area in Nigeria. It is a suburb of Kaduna and is under the Kaduna South Local Government. Though it does not have a railway station[1] it is the centre of Kaduna's industry.[2]
Kakuri | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Kaduna South |
| City | Kaduna |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Infrastructure
editBelow are the infrastructures in kakuri:
- Saint Gerard's Hospital[3]
- Dr. Gwamna Awan General Hospital[4]
- A Government Secondary School,[5] a school of psychiatric nursing, St. Anne's Nursery and Primary School, Victory Academy, Christ Comprehensive College, Willson College, Piety Nursery and Primary School, Second ECWA secondary school, and Excel College.[6][7][8]
- Nigerian-German Chemicals PLC.[9]
- Prosan Engineering[10]
- Peugeot Automobile Nigeria and Chanchangi Motors Ltd.[11][12]
- Christ Apostolic Church, St. Andrew Catholic Church, and St. Paul's Anglican Church.[13][14]
- Developmental Association for Renewable Energies.[15]
- Kaduna Textile Limited (KTL) and United Nigeria Textile Limited (UNTL).
- Magistrate Court
Geography
editAreas surrounding Kakuri include the Nassarawa to the north, Trikania to the west, Barnawa to the east and Gonigora to the south.[16]
Notable People
edit- Matthew Kukah, the then-Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Kaduna lived in Kakuri and now bishop of Sokoto.[17]
- The former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo has worked in the Armed forces in Kakuri. Chief Omadachi Egboche former Chairman Licensed Electrical contractor Association of Nigeria (LECAN Kakuri branch) was a Resident.
References
edit- ^ Kakuri / Kakuri, Nigeria (general), Nigeria, Africa. Travelingluck.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Day Kaduna escaped a mini Hiroshima Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Tribune.com.ng (6 June 2010). Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ St. Gerard Hospital Kakuri Kaduna. Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Gwamna Awan General Hospital, Trikania, Kakuri, Kaduna. Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ JAMES BONIFACE – OnlineNigeria.com Schoolmate. Onlinenigeria.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Bridlington School – using TALMOS Gateway: Nigeria – Dreams and Teams. Bridlingtonschool.eril.net (7 May 2010). Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ :: Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria – Approved Schools :: Archived 26 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Nmcnigeria.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Facebook. Facebook.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ NGC Healthcare – One of Nigeria's leading Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors. Ngcplc.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Prosan Engineering Company Limited. Prosaneng.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Presidential Research & Communications Unit – Home page Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Nigeriafirst.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ African Road Transport Network: Kaduna. LogisticsWorld. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Conquering Your Giants. I-proclaimbookstore.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Church of Nigeria: Diocese of Lagos Archived 4 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Anglican-nig.org (30 January 1954). Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ World Environment Day 5 June 2008. UNEP. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Nigeria Is A Superpower In Africa – Says British Broadcaster – Abuja City, Nigeria – Cyblug. Abujacity.com (25 June 2010). Retrieved 25 October 2011.