Ogori-Magongo is a Local Government Area in Kogi State , Nigeria . Its headquarters is in Akpafa. It was created from the old Okene Local Government Area for the Ogori and Magongo people. They occupy the land from Obehira Ebeba to Lampese up to Ososo in Edo state. An area of more than 79 km (31sqm) A population of 39,622 at the 2006 census.
4-519: Magongo may refer to: Magongo, Nigeria , in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area Magongo, Kenya , a suburb of Mombasa [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
8-626: The LGA, Magongo and Ogori, which together form the name of the area. People of the area are renowned for their scholarship, hospitality and industry. Important festivals include the nationally acclaimed " Owiya Osese " festival for Magongo, held four weeks after Easter Sunday, while " Ovia Osese " festival for Ogori, is held annually two weeks after Easter . The latter is officially recognized nationally. The Ogori-Magongo people value their traditional culture, and while they historically believed in other gods, they have now mostly adopted Christianity and Islam, as
12-414: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magongo&oldid=975654034 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Magongo, Nigeria The postal code of the area is 263. There are two main towns in
16-689: The major religion and Islam, though the Muslims are less than the Christians. Some historic claims holds that Islam entered Ogori earlier before the Missionaries came with Christianity and a Bible that is written in Yoruba, a language that is officially second lingua franca in the lands. Magongo is ruled by Olu-Magongo of Magongo, while Ogori is ruled by the Ologori of Ogori land. The Magongo dialect
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