Bolgatanga

Bolgatanga is the capital of the Upper East Region of Ghana, and the last major town before the border with Burkina Faso.

Bolgatanga grew rapidly in the past. The early sixties, there were only 5500 people, in 1970 there were already 18 900 and today the city has about 75 000 inhabitants. Bolga, as it is called Ghanaians also has a good infrastructure, many schools, the University of Applied Sciences Bolgatanga Polytechnic, hospitals and other public institutions. Until a few years Bolgatanga was still powered by a diesel power plant with electricity. Recently, the city is directly connected to the hydroelectric power plant of the Akosombo Dam.

As early as 1998 an exhibition on the regarded as very traditional ethnic group of Lobi was established in the Regional Museum. This exhibition aims to dispel prejudices about the traditional ways of life. The House is located nearby of Culture is home to an extensive exhibition about the craftsmanship in northern Ghana. In Bolgatanga, the Frafra resident who attained by its leather and wicker Art nationwide importance.

Bolgatanga has scenic in the vicinity as well as culturally some sightseeing. So the singers hills of Tongo are now very well known. By rock formations of these hills, the Harmattan blows very strong, especially in the dry season, producing versatile whistling that contributed already to some traditional legends. The area around Bolgatanga is also known for their painted with natural colors Lehmgehöfte.

The Catholic community in the city has partnered with the parish church of St. John in Bottrop.

Famous people

Abadamloora Lucas (1938-2009) was from 1994 Bishop of Bolgatanga. The Swiss- Ghanaian singer and electronic musician Joy Frempong was born in 1978 here.

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• Location in Ghana
• Upper East Region
• Place in Africa