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 it is the centre of Kaduna's industry.
Infrastructure
Below are the infrastructures in kakuri:
Saint Gerard's Hospital
Dr. Gwamna Awan General Hospital
A Government Secondary School, 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.
Nigerian-German Chemicals PLC.
Prosan Engineering
Peugeot Automobile Nigeria and Chanchangi Motors Ltd.
Christ Apostolic Church, St. Andrew Catholic Church, and St. Paul's Anglican Church.
Developmental Association for Renewable Energies.
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.
Notable people
Matthew Kukah, the then-Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Kaduna lived in Kakuri and now bishop of Sokoto.
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.