Pankshin area

E788795

Pankshin area is a locality in Plateau State, central Nigeria, known for its diverse ethnic groups and use of the Angas language.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gwoza area 1
Pankshin area canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
settlement area
administrativeUnit Pankshin Local Government Area
climate distinct wet and dry seasons
tropical savanna climate
country Nigeria
dominantLanguage Angas language
linked to: Ngas language
economicActivity crop farming
livestock rearing
subsistence agriculture
elevationCharacteristic highland area
geographicalFeature part of Jos Plateau
hasCulturalTrait age-grade systems
rich traditional festivals
traditional chieftaincy institutions
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasEthnicDiversity true
hasEthnicGroup Boghom people
Mupun people
Mwaghavul people
Ngas people
Ron people
Tarok people
other Plateau ethnic groups
hasLanguage Angas language
linked to: Ngas language
hasLocalGovernmentHeadquarters Pankshin
linguisticFamilyOfMainLanguage West Chadic languages
linked to: West Chadic
linguisticSubgroupOfMainLanguage Angas (Ngas) subgroup
locatedIn Plateau State
locatedInRegion Central Nigeria
majorCrops grains
tubers
vegetables
partOf Middle Belt region of Nigeria
linked to: Central Nigeria
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
stateCapitalDistanceRelation south-east of Jos
timeZone West Africa Time
transportConnection linked by road to Jos
linked by road to other Plateau towns
utcOffset +1

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Angas regionOfUse Pankshin area
Bura people archaeologicalSiteRegion Gwoza area
linked to: Pankshin area