Riyom
Sign in to saveRiyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It was carved out of the old Barkin Ladi Local Government Area on 1 October 1996 by the Federal Military Government of General Sani Abacha. It is headquartered in the town of Riyom to the north of the area at .
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Riyom
- Settlement.native_name
- Riyom
- Settlement.nickname
- RY
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Plateau State
- Settlement.seat_type
- Headquarters
- Settlement.seat
- Riyom Town
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local Government Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Bature Sati Shuwa
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Gwom Rwei Riyom (Head of Riyom Traditional Council of Chiefs)
- Settlement.leader_name1
- His Highness Samuel Dung Jok
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
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Riyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It was carved out of the old Barkin Ladi Local Government Area on 1 October 1996 by the Federal Military Government of General Sani Abacha. It is headquartered in the town of Riyom to the north of the area at .
It has an area of and a population of 131,557 at the 2006 census, which is predominantly Berom. The LGA has boundaries with Kaduna and Nasarawa State. Riyom is the birthplace of all Berom peoples.