Plateau State

Plateau State is a state in part of . With natural formations of rocks, hills and waterfalls, it is one of the coldest states in Nigeria.
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is a city of about 810,000 people. It is the state capital of Plateau State in . Before the unrest that has shaken the region, the city's cool climate, scenic plateau location and colonial importance made it a popular tourist destination.

is a town and Local Government Area of Plateau State, , situated some 216 km south east of Jos, the Plateau State capital. It shares its name with the nearby .

is a very old city near in Plateau State in . It was one of the first built in Nigeria during colonial rule. Jos has always been the home of many cultures.

Plateau State

Latitude of center
9.1667° or 9° 10′ north
Longitude of center
9.75° or 9° 45′ east
Population
3,550,000
Elevation
527 metres (1,729 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2324828
Wiki­data ID
Q503928
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Plateau State” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بلاتو
  • Arabic: ولاية بلاتو
  • Armenian: Պլատո (նահանգ)
  • Armenian: Պլատո
  • Azerbaijani: Plato ştatı
  • Bengali: প্লেটু অঙ্গরাজ্য
  • Bislama: Plateau State
  • Breton: Plateau
  • Bulgarian: Плато
  • Catalan: Estat de Plateau
  • Cebuano: Plateau State
  • Chinese: Plateau Chiu
  • Chinese: 高原州
  • Czech: Plateau
  • Danish: Plateau
  • Dutch: Plateau
  • Esperanto: Altebena
  • Esperanto: Plateau state
  • Esperanto: Ŝtato Altebeno
  • Esperanto: subŝtato Altebena
  • Esperanto: Subŝtato Altebena
  • Estonian: Plateau osariik
  • Finnish: Plateau
  • French: Etat de Plateau
  • French: État de Plateau
  • French: Plateau
  • Fulah: Diiwal Filato
  • Galician: Plateau
  • Georgian: პლატოს შტატი
  • German: NG-PL
  • German: Plateau
  • Greek: Πλατό
  • Gujarati: પ્લેટીઓ સ્ટેટ
  • Gun: Ayimatẹn Plateau Tọn
  • Hausa: Filato
  • Hausa: Jahar pilato
  • Hausa: Plateau
  • Hebrew: פלאטו
  • Hindi: प्लैटो राज्य
  • Igala: Plateau state
  • Igbo: Ȯra Plateau
  • Indonesian: Plateau
  • Italian: Plateau
  • Italian: Stato di Plateau
  • Japanese: プラトー州
  • Kannada: ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಭೂಮಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ
  • Korean: 플래토주
  • Latvian: Plato štats
  • Latvian: Plato
  • Lithuanian: Plato valstija
  • Malay: Plateau State
  • Marathi: प्लॅटयू राज्य
  • Min Nan Chinese: Plateau Chiu
  • Nigerian Pidgin: Plateau State
  • Northern Frisian: Plateau (Bundesstoot)
  • Northern Frisian: Plateau
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Plateau
  • Norwegian: Plateau
  • Obolo: Pilatu
  • Persian: ایالت پلاتو
  • Polish: Plateau
  • Portuguese: Estado de Plateau
  • Portuguese: Plateau
  • Romanian: Statul Plateau
  • Russian: Плато
  • Serbian: Плато
  • Sindhi: پليٽو رياست
  • Sinhala: පලාටු ප්‍රාන්තය
  • Sinhala: පලාටු රාජ්‍ය
  • Slovenian: Plateau
  • South Azerbaijani: پلاتو ایالتی
  • Spanish: Estado de Plateau
  • Spanish: Plateau
  • Swahili: Jimbo la Plateau
  • Swahili: Plateau State
  • Swahili: Plateau
  • Swedish: Plateau, Nigeria
  • Swedish: Plateau
  • Tamil: பிளாட்டோ மாநிலம்
  • Telugu: ప్లేటూ రాష్ట్రం
  • Telugu: ప్లేటూ స్టేట్
  • Thai: รัฐแพทโท
  • Tumbuka: Plateau State, Nigeria
  • Turkish: Plateau Eyaleti
  • Turkish: Plateau
  • Tyap: Si̱tet Pi̱lato
  • Ukrainian: Плато
  • Urdu: پلیٹئو اسٹیٹ
  • Urdu: پلیٹئو ریاست
  • Vietnamese: Bang Plateau
  • Waray (Philippines): Plateau (estado)
  • Waray (Philippines): Plateau
  • Western Mari: Плато
  • Yoruba: Ipinle Plateau
  • Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Plateau
  • Yoruba: Plateau State

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Plateau State”. Photo: Wallat Dennis, CC BY-SA 4.0.