Jos

E59896
city human settlement state capital

Jos is a major city in central Nigeria known for its relatively temperate climate, tin mining history, and role as an administrative and commercial center.

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
human settlement →
state capital →
administrativeRole administrative center of Plateau State →
capitalOf Plateau State →
climateCharacteristic relatively temperate climate →
continent Africa →
country Nigeria →
countryCapitalStatus not a national capital →
distanceToAbuja approximately 250 km →
economicRole commercial center of Plateau State →
elevation high-altitude city →
elevationEffect cooler temperatures than much of Nigeria →
ethnicDiversity ethnically diverse city →
governingBody Jos North Local Government Area →
Jos South Local Government Area →
hasAirport Yakubu Gowon Airport →
hasConflictHistory episodes of intercommunal violence →
hasEducationalInstitution University of Jos →
hasIndustry agriculture →
commerce →
mining →
hasMuseum National Museum Jos →
hasTourismAttraction Assop Falls →
Jos Wildlife Park →
Shere Hills →
historicalIndustry tin mining →
knownFor administrative center →
commercial center →
relatively temperate climate →
tin mining →
language Afizere →
Anaguta →
Berom →
English →
Hausa →
locatedIn Plateau State →
locatedInGeographicRegion Jos Plateau →
locatedInRegion Central Nigeria →
locatedInTimeZone UTC+1 →
locatedOn Jos Plateau →
nearestMajorCity Abuja →
regionType Central Nigeria →
surface form: "Middle Belt of Nigeria"
religion Christianity →
Islam →
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) →
surface form: "West Africa Time"
transportRole regional transport hub in central Nigeria →
utcOffset +1 →
Referenced by (4)

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Plateau State → capital → Jos →
Plateau State → hasCity → Jos →
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