Navrongo | |
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Location of Navrongo in Upper East region | |
Coordinates: 10°53′5″N 1°5′25″W / 10.88472°N 1.09028°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Upper East Region |
District | Kassena-Nankana District |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 27,306[1] |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Navrongo is a town and the capital of Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. Navrongo is the capital of Kassena-Nankana District – which is within the Upper East Region of northern Ghana. Navrongo has a 2012 settlement population of 27,306 people.[1]
Navrongo is an important market town, known for its cathedral and its grotto. It houses the Navrongo Solar Power Station, Ghana's first solar plant.[2] Navrongo is located at 10°53′5″N 1°5′25″W / 10.88472°N 1.09028°W. Navrongo's population in 2005 was estimated to be 25,470,[3] and its population in 2012 was estimated to be 27,306.[1] The terrain is flat and the ecology is typical of the Sahel – arid grassland with occasional shrubbery.