Pategi
Pategi is in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria.
Understand
editPategi is in Kwara State, the north-central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The main occupations of the Pategi people are farming and fishing. They are governed by a monarch.
The settlement of Pategi had existed before the founding of Pategi Emirate, but the growth and importance of Pategi grew as a result of the movement of the Edegi ruling house from Gbara and Bida to Pategi, forming a new emirate. Pategi as a town was founded by the king of the Nupe people in the late 16th century coined from a name meaning "small hill". In 1898, it became the capital of Pategi Emirate.
Climate
editPategi has a high rainfall season while the dry season is humid and partly cloudy and is hot almost all year. It is known as a savanna climate. The temperature during the dry season varies where it is either cloudy or hot with temperature rarely below 58°F or 102°F. For hot weather activities, late November to January is the best time to visit.
Get in
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Get around
editSee
editDo
edit- Pategi Beach. Silky soft sand and a palm-fringed backdrop.
- Pategi Regatta Festival. Pategi hosts a boat festival on the Niger River in Pategi Beach. The main part of the festival consists of canoe races and displays on the Niger at Gbaradogi on the west bank; the second part of the festival takes place in the palace of the Etsu of Pategi and involves a variety of Nupe cultural displays.
Buy
edit- 1 New Market Pategi, Pategi-Ofi Road, ☏ +234 701 033 1616. A market in the heart of pategi where several commodities can be bought ranging from foodstuffs to other raw commodities.
Eat
edit- 1 Iya Ayo Beans n Bread & More, Lade-Pategi, 243105, Pategi. Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm. A restaurant that offers both eat-in and takeaway, especially beans, bread and varieties of other dishes.
- 2 Taste of King's, New market road patigi local government, ☏ +234 8163806027. Monday-Thursday:24 hours,Friday: 8am-5pm Saturday, 8am–2pm. Offers varieties of dishes and chips.
- 3 mama Seyi Food Store, QJ67+8M5, 243104, Lade, ☏ +234 8135024091. Monday-Saturday 7:30am-7pm. Offers takeaway of different dishes at affordable prices.
Drink
edit- 1 Mamma Emma's Joint. opens 24hours. Sells alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Sleep
editStay safe
editPatigi is a calm and peaceful local government area in Kwara state, it is known to be relatively safe as there is no real chaos in the state, the environment is serene and peaceful. A tourist can go there to have fun.
Connect
editAll major mobile phone service networks are available in Pategi but with varying degrees of reliability and usability. It is usual to occasionally experience network outages for all or some of the mobile phone service providers. Such a situation is particularly common in some remote areas. And it is also common for different networks to be more stable and reliable in different locations at different times.
If you are planning a visit, you should consider having multiple SIM cards preferably for all the mobile service providers, since you can't tell which will be more stable and reliable at a time in your location during your visit. And if you will risk not having any of them, you might be better off not risking the MTN network, because, from indications, it seems to perform well than the others, though its rates may be high and its offers and services might be stringent, you are less likely to be concerned of erratic voice and data connection compared to others. The various broadband cellular network available include 2G, 3G, and 4G networks.
Of the service providers is Glo (or Globacom), which boasts of fast network speed for internet browsing activities, but that might not be enjoyable in some locations in Pategi. Airtel is fairly satisfactory for all you might need to connect to the world, including rates and network stability. And 9mobile usually also performs well in internet browsing speed but not without locational limitations.