Bolgatanga

Bolgatanga
Town
First-top picture: Avenue Landscape and Hotel; bottom-left picture: One of many highways that goes through the town; bottom-right picture: Restaurant in Bolgatanga
First-top picture: Avenue Landscape and Hotel; bottom-left picture: One of many highways that goes through the town; bottom-right picture: Restaurant in Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga is located in Ghana
Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga
Location of Bolgatanga in Upper East region
Coordinates: 10°47′00″N 00°51′00″W / 10.78333°N 0.85000°W / 10.78333; -0.85000
Country Ghana
RegionUpper East Region
DistrictBolgatanga Municipal District
Elevation
[1]
177 m (581 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2][3]: 3 
 • Total66,685
 • Ethnicities
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT
Postal code
UB
Area code039
ClimateBSh
Websitebolma.gov.gh Edit this at Wikidata

Bolgatanga (Frafra: Bɔlegataŋa), colloquially known as Bolga, is a town and the capital of the Bolgatanga Municipal and the Upper East Region of Ghana,[4][5] adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. Bolgatanga is 161 km (100 mi) to the north of Tamale. The town lies in the Red Volta Valley (which serves as a major migration route of elephants), with the White Volta and the cliffs of the Gambaga escarpment to the south of the town forming the southern boundary of the Upper East Region.[6] As of 2012, the town has a population of about 66,685 people.[2] Some ethnic groups who lived in large qualities in Bolgatanga are Northerners, Akan, Ewe, and Ga-Adangbe.[3] The current mayor of the town is Rex Asanga.[7]

  1. ^ "Traffic Rescue". Traffic Rescue. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b 2010 population & housing census (Bolgatanga Municipality) (PDF) (Report). Ghana Statistical Service. 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Upper East Regional Police Command acquires 3 motorbikes to increase patrols". Graphic Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ Adeaga, Favour (27 January 2021). "The Upper East Region districts and their capitals in Ghana". Yen- Ghana news. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Ghana » Upper East Region » Bolgatanga Municipal". Bolgatanga Municipal. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly approves Rex Asanga as MCE". Ghana News Agency. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2024.