Savannah Region, Ghana

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Savannah Region, Ghana is a largely rural administrative region in northern Ghana known for its vast savannah landscapes, wildlife reserves, and significant Gonja-speaking population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
first-level administrative subdivision
borderedBy Bono East Region, Ghana
Côte d’Ivoire
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

North East Region, Ghana
Northern Region, Ghana
Oti Region, Ghana
linked to: Oti Region of Ghana

Upper West Region, Ghana
capital Damongo
climate tropical savannah climate
country Ghana
createdFrom Northern Region, Ghana
dateOfEstablishment 2019-02-12
establishedBy Government of Ghana
governedBy Savannah Regional Coordinating Council
hasEthnicGroup Dagomba people NERFINISHED
Gonja people NERFINISHED
Konkomba people
Mamprusi people
hasLandscape savannah
wooded savannah
hasMajorEconomicActivity charcoal production
livestock rearing
sheanut collection
subsistence agriculture
hasMajorLocalLanguage Gonja
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasProtectedArea Bui National Park
Gbele Resource Reserve
Mole National Park
hasReligion African traditional religion
Christianity
Islam
hasSeason long dry season
short rainy season
hasSettlement Bole
Damongo
Larabanga
Salaga
Sawla
hasTouristAttraction Larabanga Mosque
Mystic Stone, Larabanga
knownFor Gonja culture
ecotourism
elephant populations
wildlife reserves
locatedIn Northern Ghana
partOf Ghana
regionalCapital Damongo
timeOfEstablishment 2019

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Gonja language region Savannah Region, Ghana
Salaga Slave Market historical site culturalContext Gonja area of northern Ghana
linked to: Savannah Region, Ghana
White Volta region Savannah region of Ghana
linked to: Savannah Region, Ghana
Northern Region of Ghana borders Savannah Region of Ghana
linked to: Savannah Region, Ghana
Dagomba people mainSettlementRegion Savannah Region of Ghana
linked to: Savannah Region, Ghana
Dagbani region Savannah Region of Ghana
linked to: Savannah Region, Ghana
Volta Lake locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Savannah Region, Ghana
Dagbanli region Savannah Region of Ghana
linked to: Savannah Region, Ghana
Dagaare–Birifor region Savannah region of Ghana
linked to: Savannah Region, Ghana
Guang Gonja isSpokenInAdministrativeArea Savannah Region (Ghana)
linked to: Savannah Region, Ghana
Gonja Kingdom partOf Savannah Region of Ghana
linked to: Savannah Region, Ghana
Dagomba primaryRegion Savannah Region, Ghana