Jos

Jos
Jos and Bukuru Metropolis
Hill in the northeastern part of Jos
Nickname:  J-Town
Jos Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 09°55′00″N 08°53′25″E / 9.91667°N 8.89028°E / 9.91667; 8.89028
Country	Nigeria
State	Plateau State
Government
• Type	Traditional Monarchy (Jos Joint Traditional Council of Chiefs)
• Gbong Gwom Jos (Head of Jos Joint Traditional Council of Chiefs [Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Jos-South, Jos-North] & Plateau State Traditional Council of Chiefs, concurrently)	Jacob Gyang Buba (incumbent)
Elevation	1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	622,802
• Rank	6th
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. Dollar)
• Year	2023
• Total	$6.3 billion[1]
• Per capita	$6,500
Time zone	GMT+1
Climate	Aw

Jos /ˈdʒoʊs/ is a city in the North-Central region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census.^[2] Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. The city is situated on the Jos Plateau which is embedded in the Guinea Savannah of North-Central Nigeria. It connects most of the North-Eastern capitals to the Federal Capital Territory Abuja by road. Driving in and out of Jos, traffic encounters very steep sloppy bends and breathtaking mountainous sceneries typical of the plateau landform. The name of the state (Plateau State) was coined from its affiliation to this landform.

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.