Jos East

Jos East Iben Izere Gwash East
LGA
Nickname:  Iben Izere'
Interactive map of Jos East
Jos East Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°55′N9°06′E / 9.917°N 9.100°E / 9.917; 9.100
Local Government	Nigeria
State	Plateau State
Headquarters	Angware
Government
• Local government chairman	Markus Useini Nyam
•  Agwom Izere Jos East (Head of Jos Esat Traditional Council of chiefs)	Rev Isaac Wakili
Area
• Total	1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	85,602
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	930
ISO 3166 code	NG.PL.JE

Jos East is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Angware. its predominant tribe is The Afizere' also known as Jarawa, Jos East is a dividend of Jos where Jos North, and Jos south are the rest dividends, Jos east is a local government in plateau state, the Asharwa international dance group is major dance group of the Afizere people they represented Nigeria in countries like UK, US, South Africa, Kenya, Ukraine etc. It's also a very well known tribe in Nigeria.

It had an area of 1,020 km² and a population of 85,602 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 930. ^[1]

Climate/Geography

Jos East LGA has an average temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a total area of 1020 square kilometers. The region experiences two distinct seasons, known as the dry and the wet seasons, with an annual total of 1750 mm of precipitation. In Jos East LGA, the average wind speed is 11 km/h. ^[2]

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. "Jos East Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-15.