Kandiga | |
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  Kandiga Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 10°53′53″N0°57′45″W / 10.89806°N 0.96250°W Coordinates: 10°53′53″N0°57′45″W / 10.89806°N 0.96250°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Upper East Region |
| District | Kassena Nankana Municipal District |
Kandiga is a community in the Kassena Nankana Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Bolgatanga, colloquially known as Bolga, is a town and the capital of the Bolgatanga Municipal District and Upper East Region of Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. Bolgatanga has over 2012 settlement and a population of about 66,685 people. Bolgatanga is 161 km to the north of Tamale. Bolgatanga lies in the Red Volta River Valley, with the White Volta River and the cliffs of the Gambaga Escarpment to the south of the town forming the southern boundary of the Upper East Region.
The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region. There are currently 261 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies.
Navrongo is a town and the capital of Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. Navrongo is the capital of Kassena-Nankana District – which is within the Upper East Region of northern Ghana. Navrongo has a 2012 settlement population of 27,306 people.
Paga is a town in Upper East Region of Ghana, lying north of Bolgatanga. Paga is the capital of Kassena Nankana West District, a district in the Upper East Region in the northern part of Ghana. The town is located on the border of Burkina Faso and is 166 km south of Ouagadougou via the N5 highway, the main road linking Ghana and Burkina Faso. The majority of the people of Paga are of the Kassena tribe.
Kassena-Nankana Municipal is one of the fifteen districts in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kassena-Nankana District in 1988, until the western part of the district was split off to create Kassena-Nankana West District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Kassena-Nankana East District, which it was later elevated to municipal assembly status on 28 June 2012 to become Kassena-Nankana Municipal District. The municipality is located in the western part of Upper East Region and has Navrongo as its capital town.
West Mamprusi Municipal Assembly is one of the six districts in North East Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as West Mamprusi District, which was created from the former Mamprusi District Council, until the western part of the district was split off on 28 June 2012 to create Mamprugu-Moagduri District; thus the remaining part has been retained as West Mamprusi District. However, on 15 March 2018, it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become West Mamprusi Municipal District. The municipality is located in the western part of North East Region and has Walewale as its capital town. Other settlements within the municipal assembly include Wulugu.
Navrongo Central is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Navrongo Central is located in the Kassena/Nankana district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Paga Airport/Airstrip is an airstrip serving Paga and Navrongo, towns in Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The airport was initially constructed to help land soldiers to defend the country's borders in case of attacks.
Builsa North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Builsa North is located in the Builsa district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Kasena or Kassena is the language of the Kassena ethnic group and is a Gur language spoken in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana and in Burkina Faso.
The Kassena people are an ethnic group located along the northern Ghana and Burkina Faso border. They speak the Kasem language. Their king lives in the town of Tiébélé. The Kasenna are closely related to the people of Nankanni and were brought together to form the Kassena-Nankana administrative district in 1936. As of 2008 the (Kassena-Nankana) area comprises two districts: Kassena Nankana West and Kassena Nankana East.
Kassena-Nankana West District is one of the fifteen districts in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally, it was formerly part of the then-larger Kassena-Nankana District in 1988, until the western part of the district was split off to create Kassena-Nankana West District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Kassena-Nankana East District. The district assembly is located in the western part of Upper East Region and has Paga as its capital town.
Walewale is a town and the capital of Mamprusi West Municipal in the Northeast Region of Ghana. The West Mamprusi Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 6 MMDAs in the Northeast Region. The West Mamprusi Municipal is one of 45 new districts created in 1988 under the Government of Ghana’s decentralization and was later replaced with LI 2061 in 2012. With its administrative capital as Walewale,
Clement Kubindiwor Tedam was a Ghanaian politician from the royal family of Paga in the Upper East Region of Ghana.,
St. John Bosco's College of Education is a teacher education college in Navrongo set up in 1946 with 10 male students. The college became a public tertiary institution, established by the Colleges of Education Act (847) 2012, accredited by the National Accreditation Board Ghana, and mandated to train standard teachers for Pre-tertiary Education in Ghana.
Lawrence Rosario Abavana was a Ghanaian politician and teacher by profession. He served in various ministerial portfolios in the first republic and also served as a member of the council of state in the third republic. He was a member of the Convention People's Party (CPP).
Kassena-Nankana District is a former district that was located in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts: Kassena-Nankana East District and Kassena-Nankana West District. The district assembly was located in the western part of Upper East Region and had Navrongo as its capital town.
Doba is a community in the Kassena Nankana Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Mirigu is a farming community in the Kassena Nankana West Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The Paramount Chief of the community is Naba Anthony Abisa Anansona Atasige III.
Mirigu Senior High School is a second-cycle institution in the Kassena Nankana Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. In 2019, the school took part in the National Science and Maths Quiz organized in the Upper East region.
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