Bokkos
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Plateau State |
| Headquarters | Bokkos Town |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Monday Kassa |
| • Saf Kulere (Head of Bokkos Traditional Council of chiefs) | Lawrence Aizat |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 932 |
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| ISO 3166 code | NG.PL.BO |
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Bokkos is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bokkos at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..
History
Plateau State University, located in Bokkos, was temporary closed in 2007, but reopened in 2012.
Recent Violence and Conflict
Plateau State has experienced recurrent violence rooted in complex issues, including competition over land, ethnicity, religion, and political power. Both Christian and Muslim communities have suffered from these conflicts, with tragic losses on all sides.
In December 2023, between 140 and 300 Christians were killed in a four-day massacre during the Christmas season in Plateau State. Additionally, on Easter Monday, 1 April 2024, ten Christians were killed in attacks on three communities of the Parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle, reportedly carried out by suspected Fulani militants.[1][2]
Government
It has an area of 1,682 km2 and a population of 178,454 at the 2006 census. Ron languages are the indigenous languages spoken in Bokkos.[3]
The postal code of the area is 932.[4]
Bokkos Local Government has eight districts which are Bokkos, Mushere, Daffo, Sha, Manguna, Richa, Toff, and Kamwai. There are 20 electoral wards in Bokkos.
[5] The institution has received accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC)[6] .Bokkos L
The Paramount ruler of Bokkos is called saf Ron/Kulere. He is the Chairman of the Bokkos traditional council.[citation needed]
Climate/Geography
Bokkos is always warm, partially cloudy during the dry season, and muggy and overcast during the wet one. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 54 °F and 89 °F; it is rarely lower or higher than 49 °F or 93 °F. The 2.7-month hot season, which runs from January 28 to April 18, has daily highs that average more than 85 °F. With an average high temperature of 89 °F and low temperature of 63 °F, March is the hottest month of the year in Bokkos.[7][8]
Summertime temperatures above 76 °F are rare during the 3.5-month-long cold season, which runs from June 27 to October 10. August, with an average low temperature of 61 °F and high temperature of 72 °F, is the coldest month of the year in Bokkos.[9][10]
Bokkos LGA has an average annual temperature of 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit) and is spread across 1,682 square kilometres or 649 square miles. Bokkos LGA has an average humidity of 55% and an average wind speed of 14 km/h.[11]
Cloud
Throughout the year, there is a noticeable seasonal change in the average percentage of cloud cover in Bokkos. In Bokkos, the clearest portion of the year lasts 3.8 months, starting about November 5 and ending around February 29. January is the clearest month of the year in Bokkos, with 53% of the sky being clear, mostly clear, or partly overcast on average. About November 5, the cloudier portion of the year ends. It starts about February 29 and lasts for 8.2 months. May is the cloudiest month of the year in Bokkos, with the sky being overcast or largely cloudy 85% of the time on average.[7]
Notable people
Notable people from Bokkos include:
- Joshua Dariye, former state governor
References
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- ^ Blench, Roger M. 2003. Why reconstructing comparative Ron is so problematic. In Wolff, Ekkehard (ed.), Topics in Chadic linguistics: papers from the 1st biennial international colloquium on the Chadic language family (Leipzig, July 5–8, 2001), 21-42. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ Varsity Closure: Govt Opens Talks With Unijos[permanent dead link] This Day online, 09.14.2007
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."17 Plateau State University Courses Accredited By NUC". 2016-04-01. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bokkos Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bokkos Weather Forecast - Plateau, NG". www.worldweatheronline.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Compare current season to climate for Bokkos". meteoblue. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Bokkos, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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