Mikang
LGA in Plateau State, Nigeria
9°00′N 9°35′E / 9.000°N 9.583°E / 9.000; 9.583![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png)
(2006 census)
940
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Mikang is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Tunkus.
It has an area of 739 km2 and a population of 97,411 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 940.[1]
Climate/Geography
Mikang LGA has an average temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a total area of 739 square kilometers. There are two distinct seasons in the LGA: the rainy and the dry seasons. The total amount of precipitation in the LGA is estimated to be 1450 mm annually.[2][3]
Languages
West Chadic languages of Mikang LGA:[4][5][6]
- Koenoem language
- Tehl language
- Piapung language
- Youm
References
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Mikang Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Mikang, Nigeria - 10-Day Weather Forecast | Clime". climeradar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ "Postcodes Nigeria". postcodes.ng. December 2019.
- ^ "NIPOST (Nigerian Postal Service)". www.nigeriapostcode.com.ng. December 2019.
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State capital: Jos
- Barkin Ladi
- Bassa
- Bokkos
- Jos East
- Jos North
- Jos South
- Kanam
- Kanke
- Langtang North
- Langtang South
- Mangu
- Mikang
- Pankshin
- Qua'an Pan
- Riyom
- Shendam
- Wase
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