Bokkos is a Local Government Area in Plateau State

Plateau State

Plateau State is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria, and is roughly located in the center of the country. It is geographically unique in Nigeria because its boundaries totally surround the Jos Plateau, having the Jos Plateau totally in its central and northern part...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

.Its headquarters are in the town of Bokkos at9°18′00"N 9°00′00"E.

It has an area of 1,682 km² and a population of 178,454 at the 2006 census.

The postal code

Postal code

A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...

 of the area is 932.

The functioning of the short-lived Plateau State University, located in Bokkos, was suspended in 2007.
But the Plateau state University has recently being reopened
Bokkos Local Government major tribes are Ron, Kulere and Mushere.

Mrs. Anyamus Magit is one of the most popular contestants for the forthcoming Local Government Election. People from Bokkos include former State governor Joshua Dariye

Joshua Dariye

Joshua Chibi Dariye assumed office as the Governor of Plateau State, Nigeria on May 29, 1999 on the platform of the People's Democratic Party...

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