Kakuri Explained
| Official Name: | Kakuri |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kaduna State |
| Subdivision Type2: | LGA |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kaduna South |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kaduna |
| Unit Pref: | metric |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Timezone: | WAT |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
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]
Infrastructure
Below 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
Areas surrounding Kakuri include the Nassarawa to the north, Trikania to the west, Barnawa to the east and Gonigora to the south.[16]
Notable People
- 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.
Notes and References
- http://travelingluck.com/Africa/Nigeria/Nigeria+%28general%29/_2335452_Kakuri.html#local_map Kakuri / Kakuri, Nigeria (general), Nigeria, Africa
- http://www.tribune.com.ng/sun/index.php/features/1213-day-kaduna-escaped-a-mini-hiroshima Day Kaduna escaped a mini Hiroshima
- http://wikimapia.org/9562077/St-Gerard-Hospital-Kakuri-Kaduna St. Gerard Hospital Kakuri Kaduna
- http://wikimapia.org/9561369/Gwamna-Awan-General-Hospital-Trikania-Kakuri-Kaduna Gwamna Awan General Hospital, Trikania, Kakuri, Kaduna
- http://www.onlinenigeria.com/alumni/ad.asp?p_first=17022 JAMES BONIFACE – OnlineNigeria.com Schoolmate
- http://www.bridlingtonschool.eril.net/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=14256 Bridlington School – using TALMOS Gateway: Nigeria – Dreams and Teams
- http://www.nmcnigeria.org/sopn.php
Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria – Approved Schools ::
- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17474378781 Facebook
- http://www.ngcplc.com/contact.htm NGC Healthcare – One of Nigeria's leading Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors
- http://www.prosaneng.com/ Prosan Engineering Company Limited
- http://www.nigeriafirst.org/article_9269.shtml Presidential Research & Communications Unit – Home page
- http://www.logisticsworld.com/art.asp?query=Kaduna+&mode=state African Road Transport Network: Kaduna
- http://www.i-proclaimbookstore.com/coyogi.html Conquering Your Giants
- http://www.anglican-nig.org/KadunaP_kaduna.htm Church of Nigeria: Diocese of Lagos
- http://www.unep.org/wed/2008/english/Around_the_World/Africa.asp World Environment Day 5 June 2008
- http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/newsonthehour/2008/may/26/newsbreak-26-05-2008-001.htm
- http://www.abujacity.com/abuja_and_beyond/2010/06/nigeria-is-a-superpower-in-africa-says-british-broadcaster.html Nigeria Is A Superpower In Africa – Says British Broadcaster – Abuja City, Nigeria – Cyblug
