Gindiri is a town in
Mangu
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Places
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* Mangu, Estonia, a village
* Mangu, Nigeria, a Local Government Area
* Mangu Farm, a settlement in Kenya
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Local Government Area,
Plateau State
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,
Middle Belt
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,
Nigeria
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. The postal code of the area is 932. The town sits on an elevation of 1,159 meters above sea level. The town is the headquarters of the Pyem Chiefdom.
Education
Gindiri is home to institutions like:
* Girls' High School, Gindiri (established 1958)
* Boys' Secondary School, Gindiri (established 1950)
* Government Secondary School (GSS), Bwalbwang, Gindiri.
* Plateau State
College of Education, Gindiri
* Gindiri Theological Seminary
* Teachers' Training College, Gindiri (established 1935)
Traditional stool
Gindiri is the seat of the Pyem Chiefdom. The ''Sum Pyem'' as of 2021 was Sum Charles Mato Dakat,
a second class chief.
Notable people
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Eliezer Paul-Gindiri, Nigerian-American amateur golfer
*
Ilijah Paul (b. 2002), American soccer player
References
External links
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Mangu
Towns in Nigeria
Populated places in Plateau State