Riyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It was carved out out of the old Barkin Ladi Local Government Area on 1 October 1996 by the government of General Sani Abacha. It is headquartered in the town of Riyom to the north of the area at .
It has an area of and a population of 131,557 at the 2006 census, which is predominantly Berom. The LGA has boundaries with Kaduna and Nasarawa State. Riyom is the birthplace of all Berom peoples.
It is the gateway to the State when coming from the East and from Abuja. Riyom is also the site of the famous Riyom rocks formation that is featured in many things Plateau and has become a trademark of the state.
The postal code of the area is 931.
Boundaries
Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Bassa LGA to the north, Jos South LGA to the northeast, and Barkin Ladi LGA to the east; and Kauru LGA to the northeast, Kaura and Jema'a LGAs to the west, and Sanga LGA to the southwest of southern Kaduna State.
Administrative subdivisions
Riyom Local Government Area consists of 12 districts.
Demographics
Languages spoken in Riyom LGA include: Berom, Aten and Takad.
Education
There are over 50 public primary schools in the Local Government Area.
Notable people
John Dungs†, soldier and statesman
Sambo Daju†, physicist
James Vwi (MHR), politician, and advocate
Kachollom Daju, permanent secretary Federal Civil Service
Victor Kwon†, attorney
Francis Pam Bot†, politician
Philip Davou Dung (Bishop), priest
Patton Dungs, Entrepreneur CEO Langfield Group Limited, H.F. Schroeder West Africa Limited. Gyang Dantong†, physician and politician Daniel Dem, former Plateau State Assembly majority leader Naomi Chundung Vwi, permanent secretary Plateau State Civil Service Timothy Dantong, Member Plateau State Assembly representing Riyom constituency Pam Dyek, Attorney Pam Datong, physician Davou Choji (prof.), mathematician Sunday Hyat, Head of Civil Service Plateau State Gyang Markus, Pilot