Key facts
- Realm
- Afrotropical
- Biome
- montane grasslands and shrublands
- Borders
- Guinean forest-savanna mosaic West Sudanian savanna
- Area
- 13,281 km (5,128 mi )
- Country
- Nigeria
- States
- Plateau Bauchi Kaduna
- Conservation status
- Critical/endangered
- Protected
- 1,199 km (9%)
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Encyclopedic overview
9°34′00″N 9°05′00″E / 9.5667°N 9.0833°E / 9.5667; 9.0833
The Jos Plateau (formerly known as the Bauchi Plateau) is a plateau located near the centre of Nigeria. The plateau has given its name to the Plateau State in which it is found and is named for the state's capital, Jos. The plateau is home to people of diverse cultures and languages. The plateau's montane grasslands, savannas, and forests are home to communities of plants and animals distinct from those of the surrounding lowlands and constitute the Jos Plateau forest-savanna mosaic ecoregion.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jos Plateau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.