Plateau | |
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 Flag  Plateau State logo | |
| Nicknames: | |
 Location of Plateau State in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 9°10′N 9°45′E / 9.167°N 9.750°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Date created | 3 February 1976 |
| Capital | Jos |
| Government | |
| • Body | Government of Plateau State |
| • Governor[2] | Caleb Mutfwang (PDP) |
| • Deputy Governor | Josephine Piyo |
| • Legislature | Plateau State House of Assembly |
| • Senators | C: Diket Plang (APC) N: Pam Mwadkwon Dachungyang (ADP) S: Simon Lalong (APC) |
| • Representatives | Ahmed 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 | |
| • Total | 30,913 km2 (11,936 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12 of 36 |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,206,531[1] |
| • Estimate (2022) | 4,717,300[3] |
| • Rank | 26 of 36 |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Year | 2021 |
| • Total | $9.69 billion[4] |
| • Per capita | $2,014[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
| postal code | 930001 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG-PL |
| HDI (2022) | 0.563[5] medium · 22nd of 37 |
| Website | plateaustate |
Plateau State is a north central Nigerian state. It is located near the centre of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau.[6] Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism".[7] The state has a population of around 4.7 million people.[8] Its capital city is Jos.
- ^ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ See List of governors of Plateau State for a list of prior governors
- ^ "Plateau State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ a b Okeowo, Gabriel; Fatoba, Iyanuoluwa, eds. (13 October 2022). "State of States 2022 Edition" (PDF). Budgit.org. BudgIT. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria | Culture, History, & People". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Nigeria, Opinion (2 August 2022). "Plateau State: Home Of Peace And Tourism -By Muhammad Jaafar – Opinion Nigeria". Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Ibrahim, Abubakar (28 February 2022). "Add citation".