# Mikang LGA, Plateau State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/mikang/ Local government area · Plateau State # Mikang Mikang is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Plateau State. It covers **785.2 km²**. Its main town is Tunkus. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 785km² - 250 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mikang? Mikang lies in [Plateau State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 3 other local government areas: [Langtang North](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/langtang-north/), [Pankshin](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/pankshin/) and [Shendam](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/shendam/). By area it is the 366th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 3.0% of [Plateau State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/). The centre of Mikang is about 229 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 127 km from Jos, the main town of Plateau State. The centre point is at 9.0123° N, 9.5763° E. Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga). ## Know before you go: Mikang - Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos - CurrencyNaira (NGN) - Country calling code+234 - LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) · Jos104 km - Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU) · Bauchi165 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:02) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 18:04). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Mikang Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Mikang. Settlements here lie between about 214 m and 345 m above sea level (median 250 m). - Abuti - Angwan Jukun - Angwan Wambai - Baltap - Banfa - Dungten - Garu - Gerkawa - Gidan Lifidi - Gwanzarme - Kalambai - Kanam - Kobnang - Kulung - Kurum - Kwankwan - Lahil - Lalin - Lamba - Lunkat - Mambin - Mangu - Montol Tantit - Mudon - Pinson - Puken - Pyapun - Sabon Lai - Suakan - Talem - Tunkus - Vande - Wantul - Wayi - Yak - Zuakan Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mikang Named natural and historic features inside Mikang, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - River Gon - River Kon-es - River Konghampia - River Kongso - River Vor ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Gogo Hill · 340 m - Shale Hill · 295 m - Pankai Hill · 291 m - Pankai Hill · 265 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Mikang and the best time to visit In Mikang, the warmest month is Mar (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 924 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (208 mm) and the driest Dec (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to February and May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 1 Feb 28 5 Mar 29 10 Apr 28 74 May 27 112 Jun 25 121 Jul 24 147 Aug 24 208 Sep 24 151 Oct 25 91 Nov 25 5 Dec 25 0 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mikang Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital binkolo health facility · Shendam 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.79628&mlon=9.45797#map=17/8.79628/9.45797) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Shendam 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87432&mlon=9.53070#map=17/8.87432/9.53070) Hotel konglet hotel · Langtang North 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.19900&mlon=9.87825#map=17/9.19900/9.87825) School Government Secondary School Mugulum - Chip · Pankshin 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.33333&mlon=9.45000#map=17/9.33333/9.45000) College Christ college of theology and education langtang north plateau state · Langtang North 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15318&mlon=9.79950#map=17/9.15318/9.79950) Police station pil gani police station · Langtang North 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.19582&mlon=9.88233#map=17/9.19582/9.88233) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other local government areas in Plateau State - Barikin Ladi - Bassa - Bokkos - Jos East - Jos North - Jos South - Kanam - Kanke - Langtang North - Langtang South - Mangu - Pankshin - Qua'an Pan - Riyom - Shendam - Wase ## Quick answers - Where is Mikang?In Plateau State, Nigeria - What borders Mikang?Langtang North, Pankshin and Shendam - What time zone is Mikang in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Mikang?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Mikang?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mikang?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mikang?Settlements lie between 214 m and 345 m - What is the highest point in Mikang?Gogo Hill (340 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mikang?October to February and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Mikang?binkolo health facility, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mikang?TotalEnergies, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mikang?NG032012 (OCHA common operational dataset)