What is the population of Jos?

1,040,000 people, per GeoNames.

JOS

Plateau State · NIGERIA (NG) · 9.93°N / 8.89°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,335,953

Jos is a city in Nigeria with a population of 1,040,000. It sits at 9.93/8.89, runs on Africa/Lagos, is 15 km from Bukuru.

Population 1,040,000

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lagos

All facts

fields

Country: Nigeria
Subdivision: Plateau State
Coords: 9.93°N / 8.89°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 7 · within 50 km

S Bukuru Plateau State 15,540 15.2 km

W Bassa Plateau State 0 16.7 km

NE Toro Bauchi 0 24.2 km

SW Vom Plateau State 12,000 24.7 km

E Angware Plateau State 0 24.7 km

SW Riyom Plateau State 0 35.5 km

S Barkin Ladi Plateau State 0 43.2 km

Air access

nearby

JOS

Yakubu Gowon Airport

Medium airport

32.0 km

Universities

linked

University of Jos

unijos.edu.ng

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Jos?: 1,040,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Jos in?: Africa/Lagos.
Which country is Jos in?: Nigeria (NG).
Which airport serves Jos?: Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS).
How far is Jos from Abuja?: About 181 km.
Does Jos have a university?: Yes. University of Jos.
What languages are spoken in Nigeria?: English.
What currency is used in Nigeria?: Naira.
How many cities are in Nigeria?: 917 on record.
Which admin region is Jos in?: Plateau State.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2335953

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2335953,
    "name": "Jos",
    "ascii_name": "Jos",
    "country_code": "NG",
    "population": 1040000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lagos",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 9.92849,
    "longitude": 8.89212
  }
}

Context

comparatives

66.9x the population of Bukuru.
15 km from Bukuru.
Same timezone (Africa/Lagos) as 916 other cities in Nigeria.