Miango

Nigeria - Plateau State

Miango is a town in Plateau State, in central Nigeria.

History

Miango is a village in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The natives of this village are the irigwe people, who are very hospitable and friendly. There are a lot of tourist attractions in the village like water falls, high hills, the miango rest home etc. In the early 1900s the SIM Missionaries came to the area and established the Miango Rest Home. Miango rest home which is closer to ENOS HOSPITAL, the only massive licensed hospital in the community which started operations in 2011. Christianity was brought to the region by ECWA missionaries who also built churches and a couple of schools.

Miango and the surrounding communities has a population of over 20,000 people, more than 50% of which are women and children.

Though the region is sometimes plagued by religious crisis, Miango people are very friendly and industrious. Many of them are farmers and are responsible for supplying enormous amounts off eggs, fresh red pepper, maize, tomatoes, big sized Irish and sweet potatoes, carrots, cabbages, water melon, cucumber, wheat and bean to the rest of Nigeria.