Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga | |
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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 | |
Location of Bolgatanga in Upper East region | |
| Coordinates: 10°47′00″N 00°51′00″W / 10.78333°N 0.85000°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Upper East Region |
| District | Bolgatanga Municipal District |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2012): 3 | |
• Total | 66,685 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| Postal code | UB |
| Area code | 039 |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | bolma.gov.gh |
Bolgatanga (Frafra: Bɔlegataŋa), colloquially known as Bolga, is a town and also the capital of the Bolgatanga Municipal and the Upper East Region of Ghana. It shares a border to the north 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. As of 2021, the town has a population of about 142,509 people constituting females (74,659), representing 52.4 % than males (67,850) constituting 47.6 %. Some ethnic groups who lived in large qualities in Bolgatanga are Frafra, Daghati, Akan, Ewe, and Ga-Adangbe. The current mayor of the town is Rex Asanga. Bolgatanga Municipal's population in 2021 was with more females (74,659), representing 52.4% than males (67,850) constituting 47.6%. The Municipal occupies a land size of 334 Km2 with a population density of 418.7 persons per square kilometer.