Ugep

Ugep
Ugep

Location in Nigeria

cross river state
Coordinates: 5°48′N 8°05′E / 5.800°N 8.083°E / 5.800; 8.083
Country Nigeria 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. Ugep is believed to be the largest village in Africa by land mass. Ugep is the headquarters of Yakurr Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria.

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. JSTOR 1788245. doi:10.2307/1788245.
  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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