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Bolgatanga

Western Africa

Bolgatanga, colloquially known as Bolga, is the capital of the Bolgatanga Municipal district and of Ghana's Upper East Region, bordering Burkina Faso to the north. The town lies in the Red Volta Valley, 161 kilometers north of Tamale, with the White Volta and the Gambaga escarpment forming the region's southern boundary. Ethnic groups native to the town include the Frafra, Daghati, Akan, Ewe and Ga-Adangbe.

Facts
Population
89,255 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
177 1
Latitude
10.785556 degrees north 1
Longitude
0.851389 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
Sources
1. Bolgatanga (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 89,255 (2021)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 10.785556, longitude -0.851389
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 177 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 89255 (2021)
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2. GeoNames: Bolgatanga - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2302821
    10.78556 -0.85139 P PPLA GH 10 904 81958 191 Africa/Accra
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 191 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.75, -0.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.75, -0.75
10.75 -0.75 Aw
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Bolgatanga (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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