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Mirigu
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Mirigu
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 10°54′26″N0°59′44″W / 10.90722°N 0.99556°W / 10.90722; -0.99556
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Upper East Region
District Kassena Nankana West Municipal District

Mirigu is a farming community in the Kassena Nankana West Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. [1] [2] The Paramount Chief of the community is Naba Anthony Abisa Anansona Atasige III. [3] [4] Mirigu have about 16 sub-communities it also have about 13 primary and junior high schools and 2 senior high schools

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  2. ↑ "Man arrested for kidnapping 5-year-old girl at Walewale". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  3. ↑ "Hon. Tangoba Abayage Led The Paramount Chief Of Mirigu Traditional Area To Pay A Courtesy Call On The President Of Ghana – UERCC" . Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  4. 1 2 Patrick, Augustine. "World Vision Ghana commissions borehole for Mirigu basic school". www.gna.org.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  5. ↑ "World Vision Ghana commissions borehole for Mirigu basic school". Sweet Melodies FM. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  6. ↑ "Women group in Mirigu calls for ceasefire in Doba-Kandiga land conflict". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  7. ↑ GNA. "Mirigu Chief calls for upgrade of Kandiga Community SHS | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  8. ↑ Journalism, Ben Stockton, Bureau of Investigative. "Where antibiotics are more common than water". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Students of Mirigu Senior High School protest against poorly cooked meals". myinfo.com.gh. 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  10. ↑ Quist, Ebenezer (2022-03-23). "Girl from Mirigu in Upper East beats all odds; bags 1st class at UG, Legon". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-05-24.


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