Jos North

Jos North is a local government area in , . Its headquarters are in the city center of . The postal code of the area is 930. It has an area of 291 km2 and a population of 729,300 at the 2006 census.
Wikipedia
  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 437,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in jos ,Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Indigenous people of Jos North are Berom, Afizare and Anaguta” and “Jos North Local Government Area”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Jos Museum.

Museum
Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jos.

Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the state capital of in .

Jos North

Latitude
9.9394° or 9° 56′ 22″ north
Longitude
8.9022° or 8° 54′ 8″ east
Population
437,000
Elevation
1,200 metres (3,937 feet)
Open location code
6FXCWWQ2+PV
Geo­Names ID
8634514
Wiki­data ID
Q10967141
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Jos North” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jos North”
  • French: “Jos Nord”
  • German: “Jos North”
  • Hausa: “Jos ta Arewa”
  • Igbo: “Jos North”
  • Italian: “Jos North”
  • Karekare: “Jos North”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pak Jos”
  • Spanish: “Jos North”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Àríwá Jos”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sabon Gwong and Ungwan Rukuba.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dogon Dutse and University of Jos.

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