Upper East Region of Ghana

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The Upper East Region of Ghana is a predominantly rural administrative region in the country’s far northeast, known for its savannah landscape, cultural festivals, and historic sites such as the Paga crocodile pond and the Tongo Hills.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Ghana
abbreviation GMT
administrativeDivisionOf Ghana
bordersCountry Burkina Faso
Togo
bordersRegion North East Region of Ghana
Northern Region of Ghana
capital Bolgatanga
climate tropical savannah climate
contains Bawku
Bolgatanga
Navrongo Cathedral
Paga crocodile pond
linked to: Paga Crocodile Pond

Sirigu village
Tongo
Tongo Hills
White Volta River
country Ghana
geographicalFeature savannah landscape
hasCrop groundnuts
maize
millet
rice
sorghum
hasCulturalHeritage annual festivals
traditional mud architecture
hasEconomicActivity basket weaving
livestock rearing
pottery
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Builsa people
Frafra people
Gurunsi peoples
Kusasi people
hasLanguage Buli
Gurune
Kasem
Kusaal
hasMajorTown Bawku
Bolgatanga
Navrongo
Paga
Zebilla
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasReligion African traditional religion
Christianity
Islam
hasTourismAttraction Paga crocodile pond
linked to: Paga Crocodile Pond

Sirigu painted houses
Tongo Hills and Tengzug Shrine
isPredominantly rural
knownFor Paga crocodile pond
linked to: Paga Crocodile Pond

Tongo Hills
cultural festivals
historic sites
locatedIn West Africa
northeastern Ghana
regionalCapital Bolgatanga
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time

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Northern Territories of the Gold Coast successor Upper East Region of Ghana
Frafra language spokenIn Upper East Region of Ghana
Kusaal language region Upper East Region of Ghana
Northern Region of Ghana borders Upper East Region of Ghana
Frafra locatedIn Upper East Region of Ghana
Bimoba region Upper East Region of Ghana
Paga regionOfCountry Upper East Region of Ghana
Gurunsi region Upper East Region of Ghana
Builsa region Upper East Region of Ghana
Nabdam culturalRegion Upper East cultural zone of Ghana
linked to: Upper East Region of Ghana
Kusasi regionOfOrigin Upper East Region of Ghana
Upper West Region of Ghana bordersRegion Upper East Region of Ghana
Air Force Base Tamale regionServed Upper East Region, Ghana
linked to: Upper East Region of Ghana
Gurune hasRegion Upper East Region of Ghana
Farefare regionOfUse Upper East Region of Ghana
Nankani dialect region Upper East Region of Ghana
Kusaasi mainLanguageRegion Upper East Region of Ghana
Buili region Upper East Region of Ghana
Kasem region Upper East Region of Ghana
Kasena hasRegion Upper East Region of Ghana
Farefare language region Upper East Region of Ghana
Koussassé spokenInRegion Upper East Region of Ghana
North East Region of Ghana borderedBy Upper East Region of Ghana
Kusaal region Upper East Region of Ghana
Buli region Upper East Region of Ghana
Gurene language spokenIn Upper East Region of Ghana
Nankani language isSpokenInEthnicRegion Upper East Region of Ghana