Kakuri

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Kakuri
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CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kaduna State
LGA Kaduna South
CityKaduna
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

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]

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Infrastructure

Below are the infrastructures in kakuri:

Geography

Areas surrounding Kakuri include the Nassarawa to the north, Trikania to the west, Barnawa to the east and Gonigora to the south. [16]

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