Patigi

Also known as Pategi

Pategi or Patigi is a town and local government in Kwara State, Nigeria with the headquarters located at the town. The town is the headquarters of Pategi Emirate. It is inhabited by the Nupe people who speak the Nupe language. They are farmers, aquatic sellers/fishers and traders. They are known to be governed by a monarch.

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Place details

Locality: Pategi
Region: Kwara
Country: Nigeria
Population: 28,285
Timezone: Africa/Lagos

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Pategi
Settlement.nickname: Paris
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.motto: mayin lo, mayin lo, ezhi patigi [the best place to be is patigi]
Settlement.image_skyline: River Patigi 01.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nigeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kwara State
Settlement.leader_title: Etsu
Settlement.leader_name: etsu alhaji Umar Bologi II.
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: WAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Population: 110852
Area: 2988
Image: River Patigi 01.jpg

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postal code: 243105
inception: 0016-00-00

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Contents

Settlement
The people
Climate Condition
History
Pategi Emirate
Regatta
References
Further reading

Currently, a new Monarch, in the person of Umar Bologi II, was appointed, by the Government of the State, who happened to be a custom officer in before his appointment to the Office as the leader of Etsu Community.