Shendam

Shendam

Shendam

LGA and town in Plateau State, Nigeria

Shendam is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Shendam. It is bordered by Ibi Taraba State to the south, Qua'an Pan to the east, Pankshin to the north, and Mikang to the west. Shendam town is the second most populous town in Plateau State, after Jos town at 8°53′00″N 9°32′00″E.

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It has an area of 2,477 km2 and a population of 208,017 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 940.[1]

The Goemai language and many other West Chadic languages are spoken in Shendam LGA.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. [2]
    Goemai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon


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