Jos East Towns And Villages
Jos East is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria, one of three LGAs carved from greater Jos alongside Jos North and Jos South. Its headquarters sits at Angware. The Afizere people, also called Jarawa, are the LGA’s predominant ethnic group.
The 2006 census counted 88,301 residents. Projections put the 2022 figure near 129,900. Jos East holds ten wards: Federe, Fobur ‘A’, Fobur ‘B’, Fursum, Jarawan Kogi, Mai Gemu, Maijuju, Shere East, Shere West and Zandi.
The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, the GRID3 Nigeria settlement layer and the GeoNames gazetteer:
- Angware
- Barikin Habu
- Bonga
- Damshin
- Damshun
- Dan Kurma
- Dayong
- Dorong Babba
- Doss
- Durbi
- Dutsen Daji
- Fadan Dabo
- Fadan Fobur
- Fadan Fursum
- Farin Yashi
- Febas
- Federe
- Fefor
- Fefur
- Fegom
- Ferum
- Fezumung
- Firse
- Fobur
- Foram
- Fulani
- Furaka
- Fursum
- Fusa Jarawa
- Gandi Bappa
- Gandi Shom
- Gora
- Gora Sabon Layi
- Gurgu
- Gwadong
- Gwaji
- Gwash
- Hardo Adamu
- Iyam
- Jarawan Kogi
- Kabu
- Kayarda
- Keben
- Kerker
- Kudedu
- Kwanga
- Laminga
- Lamingel
- Lenge Lenge
- Mai Idon Taro
- Maigemu
- Maijuju
- Nabar
- Nabatong
- Nabatum
- Nakwang
- Nashanan
- Naton Duss
- Naton Fusa
- Niji
- Nitseng
- Nujap
- Nuku
- Rafin Sanyi
- Resia
- Rifan
- Riseh
- Rizek
- Sabon Gari
- Sako
- Saradang
- Share
- Shere
- Shere Dabo
- Sherekudu
- Shibiri
- Tere
- Tudun Boro
- Yelwa
- Yelwan Dorong
- Zabir
- Zakim
- Zandi
- Zangam
- Zarazon
- Zazi
- Zigam
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