🏠 Local Government Area • Plateau State • Plateau North
Jos South Local Government Area
Plateau State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Bukuru
Contains Bukuru, a major satellite of Jos. Known for tin mining history and commercial activities.
Jos South Local Government Area is located in Plateau State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Plateau North senatorial district. The headquarters of Jos South LGA is Bukuru.
The headquarters of Jos South Local Government Area is Bukuru. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bukuru is 930201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Jos South Local Government Area had a population of 438,000 people.
Jos South Local Government Area was created in 1991 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Jos South Local Government Area is in Plateau State, Nigeria. Plateau State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Jos. Plateau State has 17 Local Government Areas in total.
Jos South Local Government Area is in the Plateau North senatorial district of Plateau State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.