Bolgatanga (Frafra: Bɔlegataŋa), 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.
From the Wikipedia article Bolgatanga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Bolgatanga
- Navrongo29 km NW
- Zabré50 km NE
- Pô53 km NW
- Nalerigu60 km SE
- Gomboussougou72 km N
- Bawku73 km NE
- Bittou79 km NE
- Sinkassé100 km E
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