Jos South

Jos South
Jos South is located in Nigeria
Jos South
Jos South
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°46′N 8°48′E / 9.767°N 8.800°E / 9.767; 8.800
Country Nigeria
StatePlateau State
HeadquartersBukuru
Area
 • Total5,104 km2 (1,971 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total506,716
 • Density604/km2 (1,560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
930
ISO 3166 codeNG.PL.JS
Map

Jos South is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It houses the Plateau State new Government house which includes the Office of the Executive Governor and other government house administrative offices and departments including Plateau State Information and Communication Technology Development Agency in Rayfield and can thus be described as the de facto capital of Plateau state. Its headquarters is located in Bukuru town on 9°48′00″N 8°52′00″E / 9.80000°N 8.86667°E / 9.80000; 8.86667. [1]

It has an area of 510 km2 and a population of 306,716 at the 2006 census. It is the second most populated Local Government Area in the state after Jos-North.

The postal code of the area is 930.[2]

  1. ^ "Home". plateaustate.gov.ng.
  2. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.