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Bolgatanga

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Bolgatanga

Total population

66,685

Coordinates10.79°, -0.85°

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Overview

Bolgatanga , colloquially known as Bolga, the capital of the Bolgatanga Municipal and the Upper East Region of Ghana. It shares a border to the north with Burkina Faso. The town lies in the Red Volta Valley, 161 km (100 mi) north of Tamale, with the White Volta and the cliffs of the southern Gambaga escarpment forming the southern boundary of the Upper East Region. Some ethnic groups native to Bolgatanga are the Frafra, Daghati, Akan, Ewe, and Ga-Adangbe. The current mayor of the town is Rex Asanga.

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Latitude
10.7854
Longitude
-0.8487
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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image