Langtang is a town and LGA in

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, Northern Central

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. The town is located in the southern part of Plateau state and connected to Tunkus,

Shendam Shendam is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Shendam. It is bordered by Ibi Taraba State to the south, Qua'an Pan to the east, Pankshin to the north, and Mikang to the west. Shendam town is ...

, Kanam and Wase through paved roads. It has the local government secretariat and the Ponzhi Tarok palace situated at the heart of the town. It is the home to Prominent Nigeria Military Generals, who include Generals Domkat Bali (deceased),

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(deceased), Jeremiah Useni, Joshua Dogonyaro (deceased),

John Shagaya John Nanzip Shagaya (Danburam Langtang II) (2 September 1942 – 11 February 2018) was a Nigerian senator and former military officer who was in April 2007 elected to represent the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State as member of t ...

, Jonathan Temlong, Musa Gambo, Yakubu Rimdam, and Ishaku Pennap. Others are Air Marshal Jonah Wuyep, Air Vice Marshal Napoleon B. Bali, General Samuel Nankpak Abashe, Air Commodore Bernard Banfa and General Muhammad A. Najib as well. It is also hometown to elder statesmen; Chief Solomon Lar (the first Civilian Governor of Plateau State) (deceased), Chief Ezekiel S. Yusuf (deceased) (the first Executive Chairman of Langtang Local Government) and Reverend Canon Selcan Miner (the first Commissioner of Education for then Benue-Plateau state, the first Chairman of the Middle-belt forum, the former Secretary to Plateau State Government and current chief elder of the taroh nation). Langtang has a General Hospital and schools spread across the Local Government amongst which are Federal Government Girls College, Langtang, Government Secondary School Langtang. The town has two dams and a water treatment plant that caters for its populace. The major tribe is Tarok, their language is Tarok, and their major religions are Christianity and ATR. They produce farm produce like groundnuts,

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, guinea corn, etc.

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Populated places in Plateau State {{PlateauNG-geo-stub

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