Yikene

Yikene is a suburb in , . Yikene is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bolgatanga Municipal District and Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School.

Government office
Photo: Dieu-Donné Gameli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the fifteen districts in , . Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Bolgatanga District; which was established by Legislative Instrument 1438, until the… is situated 4 km east of Yikene.

School
is an all female second cycle institution in the Bolgatanga Municipality in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of , established in 1956 as a girls' middle boarding school to expand opportunities for girls in northern Ghana and converted to Bolgatanga Women's Training college in 1965 to train female teachers. is situated 2½ km east of Yikene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolgatanga and Zuarungu.

Photo: Vrinda Khushu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the capital of municipality in Upper East Ghana. It is a place of many languages and dialects but dominated by Farefari/Gurene speakers.

Village
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is a town in the of east of . The town is the capital of the . The people living in are part of the Frafra tribe. Frafra and English are commonly spoken. is situated 10 km east of Yikene.

Yikene

Latitude
10.80754° or 10° 48′ 27″ north
Longitude
-0.89123° or 0° 53′ 28″ west
Elevation
194 metres (636 feet)
Open location code
7C2XR455+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1118501223
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2293778
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Notable Places Nearby

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