Gonja people

Gonja, Ngbanya
Regions with significant populations
Savannah Region, Ghana
Languages
Gonja, English
Religion
Predominantly Islam
Related ethnic groups
Guang people

Gonja (also Ghanjawiyyu, endonym Ngbanya) is a member of the Guan ethnic group that live in Ghana. The Gonja established a kingdom in northern Ghana of the same name, which was founded in 1675 by Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa.

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