Plateau State

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Plateau State
State nickname: Home of Peace and Tourism
Location

Statistics
Governor
(List) Joshua Dariye (PDP)
Date Created 3 February 1976
Capital Jos
Area 30,913 km²
Ranked 12th
Population
1991 Census
2005 estimate Ranked 26th
3,283,704
3,553,440
ISO 3166-2 NG-PL

Plateau State State nickname: Home of Peace and Tourism
Location

Statistics
Governor (List)	Joshua Dariye (PDP)
Date Created	3 February 1976
Capital	Jos
Area	30,913 km² Ranked 12th
Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate	Ranked 26th 3,283,704 3,553,440
ISO 3166-2	NG-PL

Plateau State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, and is in the central region of the country. The capital is Jos.

The population is predominantly Christian.

The state was formed in 1976 when Benue-Plateau State was split. It originally included Nassarawa State, which was split off in 1996.

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