Kuru is located on the

Jos Plateau The Jos Plateau is a plateau located near the centre of Nigeria. The plateau has given its name to the Plateau State in which it is found and is named for the state's capital, Jos. The plateau is home to people of diverse cultures and languages ...

in north-central

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commonly referred as the

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region of Nigeria. Located about 20 km to

Jos Jos is a city in the North-Central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. The city is situ ...

on the Jos-

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highway in

Plateau State Plateau is a northern states of Nigeria, Nigerian state. It is located in the north-central geopolitical zone of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". Th ...

. Kuru is a conglomerate of other small semi - developed

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and households not too far from one another. The occupants are the Berom's Wurom. Kuru has two federal wards;

Kuru "A" Kuru may refer to: Anthropology and history * Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people * Kuru (mythology), part of Meitei mythology * Kuru Kingdom, ...

(Kuru lo) and

Kuru "B" Kuru may refer to: Anthropology and history * Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people * Kuru (mythology), part of Meitei mythology * Kuru Kingdom, ...

(Hwak village, commonly known as Trade center). Which are also made up of hamlets; Dakan, Danchol, Dahwol Vwana, Dakan, Gakok, Kanadap, Dazek, Gwes, Dahwak, Kushe, vwei, Gasen, Vwanyama, Gucho, Dabwa-Hwak, Wat, Dabwak, Dankarang, Dungus, Chwel Hwak, Damum, Dakyen, Zankong, Kaninkon, Datoh-Dagonu etc. Modern day development brought National Institute For Policy and Strategic Studies to Kuru "B" Ward in Hwak village, located at Dachwa modernly known Gachas,

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Institutions

Kuru has a secondary school called Government science School, http://www.gsskuru.com. It also hosts the prestigious

National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS), Kuru is a policy formation center for bureaucrats, private sector leaders, military officers, and medium- and senior-ranking civil servants. It is also regarded as a think tank for p ...

(NIPSS) which attracts members of the Nigerian political class and foreign nationals as well.

People

The population of Kuru is mainly Berom. It has an estimated population of 4,331.

Transportation

Kuru town sits along a

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rail line connecting

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Kafanchan Kafanchan (; Nikyob: ''Manɡyanɡ'') is a town located in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The town owes much of its development to the railway development in the area. The railway is situated at a particular junction of the Nigeri ...

, Kuru,

Bauchi Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...

, and finally

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. Kuru was established in 1838. When the first railway that was designed in 1943 was built there in 2004.

References

External links

*https://gsskuru.school *https://gsskuru.sch.ng Populated places in Plateau State {{plateauNG-geo-stub

Institutions

People

Transportation

See also

References

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