Plateau State

Plateau
Nicknames: 
Location of Plateau State in Nigeria
Location of Plateau State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°10′N 9°45′E / 9.167°N 9.750°E / 9.167; 9.750
Country Nigeria
Date created3 February 1976
CapitalJos
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Plateau State
 • Governor[2]Caleb Mutfwang (PDP)
 • Deputy GovernorJosephine Piyo
 • LegislaturePlateau State House of Assembly
 • SenatorsC: Diket Plang (APC)
N: Pam Mwadkwon Dachungyang (ADP)
S: Simon Lalong (APC)
 • RepresentativesAhmed Idris Wase (APC)
Vincent Bulus Venman (APC)
Ajang Alfred Iliya (LP)
John Moenwul Dafaan (APC)
Fom Dalyop Chollom (LP)
David Ishaya Lalu (APC)
Gagdi Adamu Yusuf (APC)
Daniel Asama (LP)
Area
 • Total30,913 km2 (11,936 sq mi)
 • Rank12 of 36
Population
 (2006)
 • Total3,206,531[1]
 • Estimate 
(2022)
4,717,300[3]
 • Rank26 of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2021
 • Total$9.69 billion[4]
 • Per capita$2,014[4]
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
930001
ISO 3166 codeNG-PL
HDI (2021)0.564[5]
medium · 22nd of 37
Websiteplateaustate.gov.ng

Plateau State is the twelfth largest Nigerian state. It is located near the centre of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau,[6] its capital, and the entire plateau itself. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism".[7] With natural formations of rocks, hills and waterfalls, it derives its name from the Jos Plateau and has a population of around 4.7 million people.[8]

Terminus market
  1. ^ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ See List of governors of Plateau State for a list of prior governors
  3. ^ "Plateau State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de.
  4. ^ a b Okeowo, Gabriel; Fatoba, Iyanuoluwa, eds. (13 October 2022). "State of States 2022 Edition" (PDF). Budgit.org. BudgIT. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Nigeria | Culture, History, & People". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. ^ Nigeria, Opinion (2 August 2022). "Plateau State: Home Of Peace And Tourism -By Muhammad Jaafar – Opinion Nigeria". Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ^ Ibrahim, Abubakar (28 February 2022). "Add citation".

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