Bokkos


Bokkos is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bokkos at.
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.
The postal code of the area is 932.
The functioning of the short-lived Plateau State University, located in Bokkos, was suspended in 2007.
But the Plateau state University has recently being reopened
Bokkos Local Government major tribes are Ron, Kulere and Mushere.
Mrs. Anyamus Magit is one of the most popular contestants for the forthcoming Local Government Election. People from Bokkos include former State governor Joshua Dariye.
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Bokkos Local Government has eight districts which are Bokkos, Muahere, Daffo, Sha, Manguna, Richard, Toff, and Kamwai. There are 20 electoral wards in Bokkos
The Paramount ruler of Bokkos is called saf Ron, he is the chairman of the Bokkos traditional council.
In 2015 general election the local government produced the Senator representing the plateau central district in person of Chief Joshua Chibi Dariye, the member representing Mangu/Bokkos federal constituency is also from Bokkos in Person of Hon. Solomon Maren