The patroness of Sant'Agata di Puglia is Saint Agatha, celebrated on 5 February; the saint's name also appears in that of the municipality, which has 2,096 inhabitants in the province of Foggia.
The local dialect belongs to the Dauno-Irpine group, with transitional features towards the Irpinian dialects spoken in the far hinterland of Campania; the territory holds the Convento di Sant'Antuono and the Ponte Romano Oraziano di Palino.
