| Official Name: | Jos East | ||||||
| Native Name: | Iben Izere | ||||||
| Other Name: | Gwash East | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Nickname: | Iben Izere' | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 9.9167°N 15°W | ||||||
| Module: |
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| Subdivision Type: | Local Government | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Plateau State | ||||||
| Seat Type: | Headquarters | ||||||
| Seat: | Angware | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 1020 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 85,602 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 930 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.PL.JE | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
Jos East is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Angware. its predominant tribe is The Afizere' also known as Jarawa, Jos East is a dividend of Jos where Jos North, and Jos south are the rest dividends, Jos east is a local government in plateau state, the Asharwa international dance group is major dance group of the Afizere people they represented Nigeria in countries like UK, US, South Africa, Kenya, Ukraine etc. It's also a very well known tribe in Nigeria.
It had an area of 1,020 km and a population of 85,602 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 930.[1]
Jos East LGA has an average temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a total area of 1020 square kilometers. The region experiences two distinct seasons, known as the dry and the wet seasons, with an annual total of 1750 mm of precipitation. In Jos East LGA, the average wind speed is 11 km/h.[2]