Shendam is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in
Plateau State
Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself.
Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...
,
Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Shendam. It is bordered by
Ibi
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Taraba State to the south,
Qua'an Pan to the east,
Pankshin to the north, and
Mikang to the west. Shendam town is the second most populous town in Plateau State, after Jos town at .
It has an area of 2,477 km and a population of 208,017 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code of the area is 940.
The
Goemai language
PUR:purpose
SG:singular
DEF:definite
ADVZ:adverbializer
S:subject (intransitive and transitive) pronoun
IDEOPH:ideophone
O:object pronoun
CONS:consequence clause
PAST.REM:remote past
DIM:diminutive
GEN:genitive
INSIDE:inside
Goemai (also Ankw ...
and many other
West Chadic languages are spoken in Shendam LGA.
[ at ''Ethnologue'']
References
Local Government Areas in Plateau State
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