Bukuru

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Bukuru is a town in Plateau State, Nigeria, located on the Jos Plateau (Lat: 9.46N Long: 8.51E). It lies 8 miles (13km) south-southwest from the city of Jos along a branch railway, and it is a still major tin and columbite mining centre. It is situated on one of the highest parts of the plateau, more than 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) above sea level.

The Bauchi Light Railway, which was closed in 1957, had been built in 1914 to carry tin from Bukuru to Zaria (120 miles [190 km] northwest) and connected with the line to Lagos. The present railway branch linking Port Harcourt (370 miles [595 km] south-southwest) to the Jos and Bukuru mines was completed in 1927. Minerals are now sent to Jos for smelting and then to Port Harcourt for export. Bukuru is also associated with the opencast mine workings are exploitable deposits of kaolin.

The Theological College of Northern Nigeria (TCNN) is in Bukuru where the headquarters of Africa Christian Textbooks (ACTS) is located.

It is also a common last name in [Burundi].