| Official Name: | Jos South | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Plateau State | ||||||
| Seat Type: | Headquarters | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 5104 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 506,716 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | 604 | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 9.7667°N 56°W | ||||||
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 930 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.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 .[1]
It has an area of 510 km 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]