Plateau State

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
gptkbp:area 30,913 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Kaduna_State
gptkb:Taraba_State
gptkb:Benue_State
gptkb:Nasarawa_State
Bauchi State
gptkbp:capital Jos
gptkbp:climate Tropical savanna climate
gptkbp:createdBy 1976
gptkbp:culturalEvents gptkb:Jos_Carnival
Ngas Cultural Festival
Berom Cultural Festival
Piti Cultural Festival
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Mining
Tourism
gptkbp:education gptkb:Plateau_State_University
gptkb:College_of_Health_Technology,_Zawan
gptkb:Federal_College_of_Education,_Pankshin
gptkb:University_of_Jos
gptkbp:electionYear Governed by a democratically elected governor
Has_a_House_of_Assembly
Part_of_Nigeria's_36_states
Part_of_Nigeria's_Middle_Belt
gptkbp:famousFor Livestock farming
Cultural festivals
Cattle ranching
Potato production
gptkbp:famousLandmark gptkb:Awhum_Waterfall
gptkb:National_Museum,_Jos
Shere_Hills
Tin_Mining_Museum
gptkbp:geographicalFeature North-Central_Nigeria
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Jos_Plateau
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cultural diversity
Historical trade routes
Site of various ethnic conflicts
Colonial_tin_mining_hub
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plateau State
gptkbp:majorIndustry Afizere
Ngas
Gwandara
Piti
Berom
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Solomon_Lar
gptkb:Simon_Lalong
gptkb:David_Jonah_Jang
Joshua Dariye
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population 3,206,531
gptkbp:transportation Rail transport
Air transport
Road networks