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Jos / ˈdʒoʊs / is a city in the North-Central region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. [2] Popularly called " J-Town ", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. The city is situated on the Jos Plateau which is embedded in ...
Jos es una ciudad en la zona central de Nigeria y es la capital administrativa del estado de Plateau. Se encuentra en la meseta de Jos, a una altura de unos 1.238 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Durante el régimen colonial británico fue un importante centro para la minería de estaño.
Jos, town, capital of Plateau state, central Nigeria, situated on the Jos Plateau and on the Delimi River. Formerly the site of Geash, a village of the Birom people, the town developed rapidly after the British learned, about 1903, of vast tin deposits in the vicinity. Read more about Jos here.
Jos Plateau, tableland in Plateau State, central Nigeria, distinguished by its high bounding scarp and by bare grassland and embracing Africa’s chief tin-mining region. Its central area covers about 3,000 square miles (8,000 square km) and has an average elevation of 4,200 feet (1,280 meters); the surrounding high plains often exceed 3,200 feet.
The Jos Plateau is a plateau located near the centre of Nigeria. The plateau has given its name to the Plateau State in which it is found and is named for the state's capital, Jos. The plateau is home to people of diverse cultures and languages.
Jos is a city of about 810,000 people (2015). It is the state capital of Plateau State in North Central Nigeria. 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.
With a population of about 1,000,000, Jos remains one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Nigeria. It is adjudged the “home of peace” or as the safest city to live in Nigeria. Situated at the northern edge of a pear-shaped upland known as the Jos Plateau.
