| 词条 | Mopa, Kogi |
| 释义 |
Mopa is a town in the Nigerian state of Kogi. Mopa means ("imo papo" in Yoruba), which implies people with same ideology. It is the headquarters of the Mopa-Muro Local Government Area of the state. Mopa is 95% Christian dominated, over 4.5 traditional believers and the remaining fragment Muslims who are 99% outsiders living in Mopa. Local industries include Mopa Breweries, Boja Industries, SBD Farms and two marble quarries.[1][2] Mopa has a state-run Government Technical College,[3] and several other colleges that were established and managed by the missionaries in conjunction with the Mopa community i.e. Ecwa Secondary School Mopa (ESSMO), Baptist Girl High School Mopa (BAGHSMO). Mopa people speak their indigenous Yagba language, which is dialect of the Yoruba language. They are people with strong cultural inclinations. They are organised into clans: IYA ODE, ARIBO, OMOE AGE, ANUNMADE, ANNUMOTE,IYA OTO, IYA MOGBE,OMOLOKUN, ARUPE DENA, IYAA MELEDA, OMO-HOPA, IYA-LOJO,IYA LERE, IYA GBADI etc. MineralsMopa has deposits of talc and mica. HistoryMopa is bound to the north-east by a hill. History has it that Mopa people used to live on the northern side of the hill but later moved to the southern side so the hill could protect them from attacks by rival settlements to the north. Notable people
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.breweriesontheweb.com/NI.htm |title=Links to Nigeria Breweries |work=Breweries on the Web |accessdate=2010-04-03}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.kogistatenigeria.org/solid_minerals.htm |title=Solid Minerals |publisher=Kogi State Government |accessdate=2010-04-03}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nbte.gov.ng/institutions.html |title=TECHNICAL COLLEGES |publisher=National Board for Technical Education |accessdate=2010-04-03}} External links
1 : Populated places in Kogi State |
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