Salaga
Salaga | |
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Salaga slave tree | |
Location of Salaga in Savannah Region, Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′N 0°31′W / 8.550°N 0.517°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Savannah Region |
| District | East Gonja District |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 25,472 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Salaga is a town and is the capital of East Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of north Ghana. Salaga had a 2012 settlement population of 25,472 people. Salaga was the largest slave market in the 18th and 19th centuries.