Pankshin area

E788795

Pankshin area is a locality in Plateau State, central Nigeria, known for its diverse ethnic groups and use of the Angas language.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gwoza area 1
Pankshin area canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf locality ⓘ
settlement area ⓘ
administrativeUnit Pankshin Local Government Area ⓘ
climate distinct wet and dry seasons ⓘ
tropical savanna climate ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
dominantLanguage Angas language ⓘ
linked to: Ngas language
economicActivity crop farming ⓘ
livestock rearing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
elevationCharacteristic highland area ⓘ
geographicalFeature part of Jos Plateau ⓘ
hasCulturalTrait age-grade systems ⓘ
rich traditional festivals ⓘ
traditional chieftaincy institutions ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ
hasEthnicDiversity true ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Boghom people ⓘ
Mupun people ⓘ
Mwaghavul people ⓘ
Ngas people ⓘ
Ron people ⓘ
Tarok people ⓘ
other Plateau ethnic groups ⓘ
hasLanguage Angas language ⓘ
linked to: Ngas language
hasLocalGovernmentHeadquarters Pankshin ⓘ
linguisticFamilyOfMainLanguage West Chadic languages ⓘ
linked to: West Chadic
linguisticSubgroupOfMainLanguage Angas (Ngas) subgroup ⓘ
locatedIn Plateau State ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Nigeria ⓘ
majorCrops grains ⓘ
tubers ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
partOf Middle Belt region of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Central Nigeria
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
stateCapitalDistanceRelation south-east of Jos ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time ⓘ
transportConnection linked by road to Jos ⓘ
linked by road to other Plateau towns ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Angas → regionOfUse → Pankshin area ⓘ
Bura people → archaeologicalSiteRegion → Gwoza area ⓘ
linked to: Pankshin area