Jos South

Jos South
LGA
Jos South Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°46′N 8°48′E / 9.767°N 8.800°ECoordinates: 9°46′N 8°48′E / 9.767°N 8.800°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Plateau State
Headquarters	Bukuru
Area
• Total	5,104 km^2 (1,971 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	306,716
• Density	604/km^2 (1,560/sq mi)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	930
ISO 3166 code	NG.PL.JS

Jos South is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It houses the Governors office in Rayfield and can thus be described as the de facto capital of plateau state. Its headquarters are in the town of Bukuru at 9°48′00″N 8°52′00″E / 9.80000°N 8.86667°E.

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.

street name

Gold and Base

The place is peaceful it is surrounded by Gwarandok and shaaka during the colonial period the place was a great source of Tin and Columbite this is evidence by the number of mines in the area.some notable location include the Eliel center and air-force staff quarters. The postal code of the area is 930.^[1]

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.