Shendam
Shendam
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LGAand town | |
  Shendam Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates:8°43′N9°30′E/ 8.717°N 9.500°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Plateau State |
| Headquarters | Shendam Town |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • L.G.A | Shendam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,477 km2(956 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 205,119 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 940 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.PL.SH |
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Shendamis aLocal Government AreainPlateau State,Nigeria.Its headquarters are in the town of Shendam. It is bordered byIbiTaraba Stateto the south,Qua'an Panto the east,Pankshinto the north, andMikangto the west. Shendam town is the second most populous town in Plateau State, after Jos town at8°53′00″N9°32′00″E/ 8.88333°N 9.53333°E.
It has an area of 2,477 km2and a population of 208,017 at the 2006 census.
Thepostal codeof the area is 940.[1]
TheGoemai languageand many otherWest Chadic languagesare spoken in Shendam LGA.[2]
Geography
[edit]Shendam LGA has an averagetemperatureof 26 degrees Celsius and a total area of 2,477 square kilometers. The Npol and Nroam lakes are located in the LGA, which has an average humidity of 50%. Also located in Shendam LGA is the well-known Jelbang Rocks..[3]
Climate
[edit]In Shendam, the year-round heat is accompanied by a partly cloudy dry season and an uncomfortable wet season. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 65 °F and 100 °F; it is seldom lower or higher than 61 °F or 104 °F.[4]
The climate of Shendam is classified as tropical wet and dry, or savanna (Aw). The district experiences a yearly temperature of 26.98 °C (80.56 °F), which is -2.48% colder than the average for Nigeria. Shendam has 172.44 wet days (47.24% of the time) and averages 147.71 millimeters (5.82 inches) of precipitation yearly.[5]
Average Temperature
[edit]There is an average daily high temperature of over 96 °F during the 2.5-month long hot season, which runs from January 29 to April 13. Shendam experiences its highest temperatures of 99 °F and lowest of 76 °F in March, making it the hottest month of the year. With daily highs that average less than 87 °F, the chilly season spans 3.9 months, from June 20 to October 18. With an average low of 72 °F and high of 84 °F, August is the coolest month of the year in Shendam.[4][6]
References
[edit]- ^"Post Offices- with map of LGA".NIPOST. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-07.Retrieved2009-10-20.
- ^GoemaiatEthnologue(25th ed., 2022)
- ^"Shendam Local Government Area".www.manpower.com.ng.Retrieved2024-08-22.
- ^ab"Shendam Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark".weatherspark.com.Retrieved2024-08-22.
- ^"Weather Forecast Shendam - Nigeria (Plateau): free 15 day weather forecasts".Weather Crave.2024-08-22.Retrieved2024-08-22.
- ^Atlas, Weather."Weather today - Shendam, Nigeria".Weather Atlas.Retrieved2024-08-22.
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