# Qua'an Pan LGA, Plateau State – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/qua-an-pan/ Local government area · Plateau State # Qua'an Pan Qua'an Pan is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Plateau State. It covers **2,539.9 km²**. Its main town is Baap. 124 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2,540km² - 1mapped service - 225 mtypical elevation ## Where is Qua'an Pan? Qua'an Pan lies in [Plateau State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 6 other local government areas: [Awe](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/nasarawa/awe/), [Bokkos](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/bokkos/), [Lafia](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/nasarawa/lafia/), [Mangu](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/mangu/), [Pankshin](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/pankshin/) and [Shendam](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/shendam/). By area it is the 95th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 9.6% of [Plateau State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/plateau/). The centre of Qua'an Pan is about 182 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 131 km from Jos, the main town of Plateau State. The centre point is at 8.7779° N, 9.1290° 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: Qua'an Pan - 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) · Jos100 km - Makurdi Airport (MDI) · Makurdi132 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 18:07). 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 Qua'an Pan Open gazetteers list **124 villages, towns and localities** in Qua'an Pan. The largest with a recorded population: Kwolla (8,200). Settlements here lie between about 117 m and 572 m above sea level (median 225 m). - Ampia - Anungo - Auta - Baal - Baap - Babanfadama - Baka - Bakin Chiawa - Bakin Kande - Bena - Bisa - Boor - Bul - Bunum - Bwall - Bwol - Dabam - Dadinkowa - Danboa - Danfon - Dangdalang - Dardang - Dimmuk - Doka Tofa - Doop - Duger - Dugon Kurmi - Galadima - Gbedam - Gbogbok - Gbokot - Gidan Tata - Girakhas - Giyer - Goelagand - Goepil - Gogotkoen - Gorom - Gube - Gunnam - Guonam - Hanchin Kare - Ilar - Jak - Janyaro - Jiakat - Jondshakal - Kakane - Kalko - Kasa - Kayarda - Kegelong - Kobolon - Kobulog - Koenji - Koffiyar - Kofokhom - Kolen - Kongpan - Kopar - Kopbepang - Kopdaes - Kopdangloe - Kopkulung - Kopmuyum - Koppar - Kurchi - Kurgwi - Kwa - Kwande - Kwang - Kwari - Kwolla - Kwomdep - Kwong - Kwoor - Kwopmudwor - Langjing - Lankaku - Layi - Loko - Loond - Masang Kalua - Mazankalwa - Miket - Musa - Nakum - Namu - Nowail - Nuwankun - Palong - Pandam - Panjin - Pap - Piya - Pyiankun - Rume - Sabon Gida - Sabon-Gida - Sabongida-Mulikikai - Shivir - Swaas - Tadeos - Tanglog - Taram - Tel - Tsatoho - Tsesaa - Tsezege - Tukurwa - Tumba - Turinya - Ubul - Ucheregh - Ungwan Mai Samari - Usough - Vutu - Wangkum - Waziri - Wookong - Wunzi - Yalda - Yayil - Zegegh 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 Qua'an Pan Named natural and historic features inside Qua'an Pan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 45 rivers and streams. - River Adekaa - River Adudu - River Ampia - River Bena - River Dadinkowa - River Dapong - River Dep - River Dikkur - River Dunkuru - River Fagal - River Gbogbok - River Guruba - River Hanchinkare - River Inua - River Jan Ruwa - River Kabyas - River Kalko - River Kaluwa - River Kande - River Kofia - River Kon - River Kongdass - River Konglong - River Kopmuyum …and 21 more. ### Hills and mountains 6 hills; 1 mountain. - Gogotkolom Hill · 709 m - Koegoen Hill · 535 m - Feer Hill · 530 m - Taram Hill · 314 m - Pangnamam Hill · 299 m - Gbedam Hill · 276 m - Matarpada Hill · 221 m ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - River Dep Forest Reserve - River Kande Forest Reserve 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 Qua'an Pan and the best time to visit In Qua'an Pan, 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 Qua'an Pan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital binkolo health facility · Shendam 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.79628&mlon=9.45797#map=17/8.79628/9.45797) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Shendam Service Station · Shendam 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89552&mlon=9.45372#map=17/8.89552/9.45372) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Qua'an Pan Places mapped inside Qua'an Pan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local government areas in Plateau State - Barikin Ladi - Bassa - Bokkos - Jos East - Jos North - Jos South - Kanam - Kanke - Langtang North - Langtang South - Mangu - Mikang - Pankshin - Riyom - Shendam - Wase ## Quick answers - Where is Qua'an Pan?In Plateau State, Nigeria - What borders Qua'an Pan?Awe, Bokkos, Lafia, Mangu, Pankshin and Shendam - What time zone is Qua'an Pan in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Qua'an Pan?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Qua'an Pan?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Qua'an Pan?124 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Qua'an Pan?Settlements lie between 117 m and 572 m - What is the highest point in Qua'an Pan?Gogotkolom Hill (709 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Qua'an Pan?October to February and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Qua'an Pan?binkolo health facility, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Qua'an Pan?TotalEnergies Shendam Service Station, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Qua'an Pan?NG032014 (OCHA common operational dataset)