| 词条 | Bukuru |
| 释义 |
|official_name = Bukuru |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = city |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Nigeria |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_mapsize= |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Plateau State |subdivision_type2 = LGA |subdivision_name2 = Jos South |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = City Bukuru |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of =2006 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |timezone = WAT |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|09|48|N|08|52|E|region:NG|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 1,230 |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} Bukuru is located on the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. It was previously considered a separate city from the city of Jos close by, but like every other form of urbanization, the city of Jos has merged with the town of Bukuru to form the Jos-Bukuru metropolis. It is the headquarters of Jos South Local Government Area. OverviewIt lies along a branch railway, and it is still a major tin and columbite mining centre. It is situated on one of the highest parts of the plateau, more than 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) above sea level. In recent times Bukuru has witnessed massive urbanization growth with the influx of banks, hotels and recreation centers. It boasts of the only independent power company in plateau State, the Nigerian electricity supply company (NESCO). It is also home to one of the most successful industries in Nigeria like Grand cereals and oil mills limited, a subsidiary of United African Company (UAC). TransportA {{RailGauge|762mm}} Bauchi Light Railway, which was closed in 1957, was built in 1914 to carry tin from Bukuru to Zaria (120 miles [190 km] northwest) and connected a line to Lagos. The present {{RailGauge|1067mm}} railway branch linking Port Harcourt (370 miles [595 km] south-southwest) to the Jos and Bukuru mines was completed in 1927.[1] Minerals are now sent to Jos for smelting and then to Port Harcourt for export. Bukuru is also associated with the opencast mine workings are exploitable deposits of kaolin. ReligionTheological College of Northern Nigeria (TCNN) is located in Bukuru alongside the headquarters of Africa Christian Textbooks (ACTS). See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nigeriansinamerica.com/articles/2951/1/Still-On-Nigerias-Railway-History--Narrow-Gauge-In-Nigeria/Page1.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-11-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719173847/http://www.nigeriansinamerica.com/articles/2951/1/Still-On-Nigerias-Railway-History--Narrow-Gauge-In-Nigeria/Page1.html |archivedate=2011-07-19 |df= }} Sources
1 : Populated places in Plateau State |
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