Argungu

Argungu
LGA and town
Nickname: 
Gungun Nabame
Argungu is located in Nigeria
Argungu
Argungu
Coordinates: 12°44′N 4°31′E / 12.733°N 4.517°E / 12.733; 4.517
Country Nigeria
StateKebbi State
Government
 • Sarkin KabbiSamaila Muhammad Mera
Population
 (2007)
 • Total47,064
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
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Argungu is a city in Nigeria's Kebbi State, situated on the Sokoto River. As of 2007 Argungu had an estimated population of 47,064.[1] The city is the seat of the Argungu Emirate, a traditional state. The city is a major agricultural center for the area, with key crops including tobacco, peanuts, rice, millet, wheat, and sorghum. The city also hosts an annual international fishing festival[2] which was suspended for 11 years. The Argungu fishing festival was held again in the year 2020 from March 11–14

Argungu have a museum where the historic turbulence and artifactare being kept, and displayed, it is called Kanta museum AKA Gidan Nabame.The dead emirs of the emirates are also buried in the museum.

  1. ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
  2. ^ "UNESCO - Argungu international fishing and cultural festival". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-06.