Bawku
Bawku is a locality in Bawku Municipal District, Upper East Region. Bawku is situated nearby to the locality Gangari, as well as near Nyorigo.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bawku and Pusiga.
Bawku
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Bawku is a major border town and capital of Bawku Municipal in the Upper East Region of Ghana, on the border with Burkina Faso and near Togo. It is a busy cross-border trading town in the White Volta lowlands of the Ghanaian Northern Plains.
Pusiga
Village
Pusiga is a town in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Pusiga is situated 4½ km east of Bawku.
Bawku
- Type: Locality with 61,200 residents
- Location: Bawku Municipal District, Upper East Region, Ghanaian Northern Plains, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.0581° or 11° 3′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.2417° or 0° 14′ 30″ westPopulation
61,200Elevation
245 metres (804 feet)Open location code
7C3X3Q55+68GeoNames ID
7648956
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