Kutigi is a town in central Nigeria, border to Bida, makwo and north of the
Niger River
The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through ...
. The countryside is generally flat with rolling hills, with grassland and trees.
It is the headquarters of
Lavun Local Government Area in
Niger State
Niger is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. Niger state has three political zones, zone A,B and C. The state's capital is at Minna. Other major cities are Bida, Kontagora and Suleja. It was fo ...
, Nigeria.
This is a place situated in
Lavun
Lavun is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kutigi in the south of the area at. The Kaduna River forms the eastern border of the LGA.
It has an area of 2,835 km and a population of 209,917 at ...
, with a geographical coordinates are 9° 12' 0" North, 5° 36' 0" East
and its original name (with diacritics) is Kutigi. it's a
Nupe Nupe may refer to:
*Nupe people, of Nigeria
*Nupe language, their language
*The Bida Emirate, also known as the Nupe Kingdom, their former state
*A member of the Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. () is a historically African Amer ...
, speaking area.
[Area place kutig]
Kutigi Lavun Nigeria"
Maplandia source. 27 June 2019.
References
Populated places in Niger State
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