Bawku

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Bawku
Town & District Capital
Bawku is located in Ghana
Bawku
Bawku
Location of Bawku in Upper East region
Coordinates: 11°3′36″N 0°14′24″W / 11.06000°N 0.24000°W / 11.06000; -0.24000
RegionUpper East Region
DistrictBawku Municipal District
Population
 (2012)
 • Total69,527[1]
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT
Bawku Agricultural Show, 1959

Bawku is a town and is the capital of the Bawku Municipal District, district in the Upper East region of north Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso.[2][3] Bawku has a 2012 settlement population of 69,527 people.[1]


Cultural and Tourist Sites[]

Naa Gbewaa Shrine[]

The "tomb" of, Naa Gbewaa, the founder of the Mamprusi, Dagomba, and Nanumba tribes, is located just a few kilometres from Bawku in Pusiga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Legend states that Naa Gbewaa never died but simply vanished into the ground. The shrine was thought to have been built in the 14th century in commemoration of Naa Gbewaa, and is today a place of spiritual reverence. [4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ Bawku Municipal District Archived June 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Upper East Region". List of All MMDAs in Ghana. A Public - Private Partnership Programme between Min. of Local Govt., Rural Dev. & Environment & Maks Publications & Media Services. 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  4. ^ "Upper East Region Attractions - Ghana Tourism Homepage". Touringghana.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-04-18.

Coordinates: 11°03′N 0°14′W / 11.050°N 0.233°W / 11.050; -0.233

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