Ugep

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Ugep
Ugep
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°48′N 8°05′E / 5.800°N 8.083°E / 5.800; 8.083
Country Nigeria
State Cross River State

Ugep (also Umor)[1] is a town in Cross River State, southern Nigeria.The village is populated by the Yakurr people.[2]

The Leboku New Yam festival is celebrated in Ugep.

References

  1. ↑ Forde, C. Darrell (July 1937). "Land and Labour in a Cross River Village, Southern Nigeria". The Geographical Journal (The Royal Geographical Society) 90 (1): 24–47. doi:10.2307/1788245. JSTOR 1788245. 
  2. ↑ Obono, Oka (August 2004). Life Histories of Infertile Women in Ugep, Southern Nigeria (PDF). Union for African Population Studies. Retrieved 2006-12-30. 

Coordinates: 5°48′N 8°05′E / 5.800°N 8.083°E / 5.800; 8.083

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