Jos
Jos | |
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Jos and Bukuru Metropolis | |
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. Dollar) | |
• Year | 2023 |
• Total | $6.3 billion[1] |
• Per capita | $6,500 |
Time zone | GMT+1 |
Climate | Aw |
Jos
During British colonial rule, Jos became an important centre for tin mining when the colonialists discovered huge deposits of cassiterite the main ore for the metal. It is also the trading hub of the state as commercial activities are steadily increasing.
History
The earliest known settlers of the land that would come to be known as Nigeria were the Nok people (c. 1000 BC), skilled artisans from around the Jos area who mysteriously vanished in the late first millennium.[3]
According to the historian Sen Luka Gwom Zangabadt, from the country's southwest. As such, Jos is often recognised as a cosmopolitan Nigerian city.
According to the white paper of the commission of inquiry into the 1894 crisis, Ames, a British colonial administrator, said that the original name for Jos was Gwosh in the
Excellent footage of Jos in 1936 including the tin mines, local people and the colonial population is held by the
Administrative divisions
The city is divided into 2 local government areas of Jos North and Jos South. The city proper lies between Jos North and parts of Jos South headquartered in Bukuru.
- Jos-North
Jos North is the commercial nerve centre of the state as it houses the state's branch of Nigeria's Central Bank and the headquarters' of the commercial banks are mostly located here as well as the currency exchanges along Ahmadu Bello way. Moreso all basic and essential services can be found in Jos North from the Jos Main market (terminus) to Kabong or Rukuba Road satellite market. Due to the recent communal clashes however a lot of commercial activities are shifting to Jos South. The Gbong Gwom Jos palace and office is located in an area in Jos North called "Jishe" in Berom language. In 1956, Her Majesty
- Jos-South
Jos South is the seat of the Governor i.e. the old Government House in Rayfield and the New Government House in Little Rayfield and the industrial centre of Plateau State due to the presence of industries like the NASCO group of companies, Standard Biscuits, Grand Cereals and Oil Mills, Zuma steel west Africa, aluminium roofing industries, Jos International Breweries among others. Jos South also houses prestigious institutions like the
Geography and climate
Situated almost at the geographical centre of Nigeria and about 179 kilometres (111 miles) from Abuja, the nation's capital, Jos is linked by road, rail and air to the rest of the country. The city is served by Yakubu Gowon Airport, but its rail connections no longer operate as the only currently operational section of Nigeria's rail network is the western line from Lagos to Kano.
At an altitude of 1,217 m (3,993 ft) above sea level, Jos' climate is closer to temperate than that of the vast majority of Nigeria. Average monthly temperatures range from 21–25 °C (70–77 °F), and from mid-November to late January, night-time temperatures drop as low as 7 °C (45 °F). Hail sometimes falls during the rainy season because of the cooler temperatures at high altitudes.[
Jos receives about 1,400 millimetres (55 inches) of rainfall annually, the
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Jos has a tropical savanna climate, abbreviated Aw.[12]
Climate data for Jos (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1947–1970, 1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35 (95) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36 (97) |
35.3 (95.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30 (86) |
29.5 (85.1) |
34 (93) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32 (90) |
36.0 (96.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10 (50) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12 (54) |
13 (55) |
11 (52) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10 (50) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8 (46) |
6 (43) |
1.1 (34.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.4 (0.02) |
5.1 (0.20) |
13.4 (0.53) |
93.2 (3.67) |
176.5 (6.95) |
207.1 (8.15) |
248.7 (9.79) |
255.5 (10.06) |
181.9 (7.16) |
58.7 (2.31) |
1.2 (0.05) |
1.2 (0.05) |
1,242.9 (48.93) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 15.1 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 96.3 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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21.5 | 20.6 | 28.7 | 52.7 | 70.3 | 76.7 | 81.7 | 86.1 | 83.1 | 73.2 | 47.0 | 29.4 | 55.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 282.1 | 254.8 | 238.7 | 204.0 | 204.6 | 198.0 | 158.1 | 139.5 | 177.0 | 238.7 | 285.0 | 288.3 | 2,668.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 79 | 78 | 64 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 37 | 49 | 65 | 82 | 81 | 61 |
Source 1: NOAA (sunshine 1961–1990)[13][14] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: DWD (extremes)[15] |
Features
- 330 Nigerian Air Force station Jos
the 330 Nigerian Air Force station is located in Jos South Local Government area along old airport road. The station boasts blocks of barracks for air personnel, an air strip, a primary school, military secondary school and a hospital which is arguably one of the best in the state.
- Jos Wildlife Park
Covering roughly 3 square miles (7.8 km2) of
- Jos Museum
The
- Jos Polo Club
Situated at the end of Joseph Gomwalk Road, the Jos Polo Club is one of the prominent sports institutions in the state.
- Jos Stadium
A 40,000 seat capacity located along Farin-Gada road which has become home to the Plateau United Football Club, Current champions of The Nigerian Professional League. Rwang Pam township stadium Jos.
- Jos Golf Course
The golf course located in Rayfield, Jos has hosted many golfing competitions with players coming from both within and outside the state.
Other local enterprises include food processing, beer brewing, and the manufacture of cosmetics, soap, rope, jute bags, and furniture. Heavy industry produces cement and asbestos cement, crushed stone, rolled steel, and tire retreads. Jos is also a centre for the construction industry, and has several printing and publishing firms. The Jos-Bukuru dam and reservoir on the Shen River provide water for the city's industries.
Jos is a base for exploring Plateau State. The Shere Hills, seen to the east of Jos, offer a prime view of the city below. Assop Falls is a small waterfall which makes a picnic spot on a drive from Jos to Abuja. Riyom Rock is a dramatic and photogenic pile of rocks balanced precariously on top of one another, with one resembling a clown's hat, observable from the main Jos-Akwanga road.[17]
The city is home to the
Notable people
- MKO Abiolawas elected SDP flag bearer in Jos
- Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria's second military Head of state & hero of the Nigerian civil war. resides in Jos.
- Joseph Gomwalk†, First Governor of Plateau State.
- John Dungs†, residence; Rayfield, Jos.
- Jonah Jang, residence; Du.
- Davou Zang, residence; D. B. Zang junction, Gyel.
- Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria and former GOC 3rd armoured division, of the Nigerian Army, Jos.
- Olusegun Obasanjo, ex Nigerian president was interned in the Nigerian Correctional Service, Jos during Sani Abacha's military junta. Obasanjo later won his PDP presidential ticket in Jos Polo Club.
- Solomon Lar†, residence beach road Jos.
- Michael Botmang†, residence Za'ang.
- Jeremiah Gyang, singer & producer based in Jos.
- Mabo Ismaila, Former coach of the female National Football Team, the Super Falcons
- Segun Odegbami, Nigerian footballer spent his childhood years in Jos
- Desmond Elliot, Nigerian actor, director and Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly[20][21]
- Ahmed Musa, Nigerian footballer was born in Jos[22][23][24]
- Faith Teyei Afan Nigerian Fashion designer was born and raised in Jos[25]
- Bez (musician), Nigerian alternative soul singer was born and raised in Jos[26]
- Doug Kazé, Nigerian alternative Afro-soul musician was born and raised in Jos
- Mikel John Obi, international footballer spent his childhood years in Jos[27]
- Ogenyi Onazi, international footballer was born in Jos[28][29]
- Sunday Mba, international footballer had his childhood years in Jos
- Joseph Akpala, international footballer was born in Jos
- Benedict Akwuegbu, international footballer had his childhood years in Jos[30]
- Chibuzor Okonkwo, international footballer was born in Jos
- Ice Prince, Nigerian musical artist grew up in Jos[31]
- Dayo Okeniyi, actor was born in Jos[32]
- M.I, rapper born and raised in Jos[33][34][35]
- Saint Obi, veteran Nollywood actor kicked off his career in Jos[36][33]
- Innocent 'Tuface' Idibia Nigerian multi-award-winning musician was born in Jos[40][33][41][42]
- geophysicist
- Sarah Ladipo Manyika (born 7 March 1968), British-Nigerian writer, spent much of her childhood in Lagos and Jos[43]
- Tony Elumelu was born in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, in 1963. He hails from Onicha-Ukwu in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.[44][45]
- Kenneth Gyang, filmmaker that was born in Barkin Ladi of Plateau State, Nigeria.
- John Major, former British Prime Minister, worked in the town from 1966 to 1967.
- Simon Bako Lalong,(born 1963) Nigerian politician and Governor of Plateau State from 2015 to 2023 and the senator representing the Plateau South senatorial district since 2023.[46]
See also
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