Jos South

9°46′N 8°48′E / 9.767°N 8.800°E / 9.767; 8.800Country NigeriaStatePlateau StateHeadquartersBukuruArea • Total5,104 km² (1,971 sq mi)Population • Total506,716 • Density604/km² (1,560/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)3-digit postal code prefixISO 3166 codeNG.PL.JS

Jos South is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It houses the Plateau State new Government house which includes the Office of the Executive Governor and other government house administrative offices and departments including Plateau State Information and Communication Technology Development Agency in Rayfield and can thus be described as the de facto capital of Plateau state. Its headquarters is located in Bukuru town on 9°48′00″N 8°52′00″E / 9.80000°N 8.86667°E / 9.80000; 8.86667. ^[1]

It has an area of 510 km² and a population of 306,716 at the 2006 census. It is the second most populated Local Government Area in the state after Jos-North.

The postal code of the area is 930.^[2]

Jos South LGA has an average temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a total area of 510 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 South LGA, the average wind speed is 11 km/h.^[3][4]