Ugep

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Ugep
(Umor Otu-tu)
Town
Umor Otutu - Royal Procession.JPG
A Line of the Royal Procession, led by the Okpebili - Prime Minister, The Onun Ekoh - Defense Minister, The Obol Lopon of Ugep (the King)
Motto: 
Peace & Unity
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Ugep
Location in Nigeria, Cross River State
Coordinates: 5°48′N8°05′E / 5.800°N 8.083°E / 5.800; 8.083
Country Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
State Cross River State
Government
  TypeDirect Rule
  Obol LoponObol Ofem Ubana
Population
 (2018)
  Town
420,000
   Urban
280,000
Postal code
543101

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

Lokaa is the local language.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Forde, C. Darrell (July 1937). "Land and Labour in a Cross River Village, Southern Nigeria". The Geographical Journal. 90 (1). The Royal Geographical Society: 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.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)