Kassena-Nankana West District

Kassena-Nankana West District is one of the fifteen districts in , . Originally, it was formerly part of the then-larger 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.
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  • Type: district of Ghana
  • Description: district in Upper East Region
  • Also known as: Kassena Nankana West

Places of Interest

Highlights include Navrongo Airport and Paga Crocodile Pond.

Aerodrome
Paga Airport/Airstrip is an airstrip serving and , towns in the of . The airport was initially constructed to help land soldiers to defend the country's borders in case of attacks. is situated 3½ km southeast of Kassena-Nankana West District.

Pond
is a sacred pond in in the of , which is inhabited by West African crocodiles. Due to the friendliness of the reptiles, it has become popular among tourists and the pond is now reliant on tourism to ensure the population of crocodiles remain fed and healthy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paga.

is a town in of Ghana, lying north of . is the capital of Kassena Nankana West District, a district in the in the northern part of .

Kassena-Nankana West District

Latitude
10.9589° or 10° 57′ 32″ north
Longitude
-1.1133° or 1° 6′ 48″ west
Elevation
229 metres (751 feet)
Open location code
7C2WXV5P+HM
Geo­Names ID
9782064
Wiki­data ID
Q6374728
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Kassena-Nankana West District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kassena Nankana West
  • German: Kassena-Nankana Westdistrikt
  • Hausa: Kassena-Nankana West District
  • Igbo: Kassena-Nankana West District
  • Kusaal: Kassena-Nankana West Slom
  • Southern Dagaare: Kassena-Nankana West Desekyere
  • Spanish: Kasena Nankana Oeste
  • Swedish: Kassena Nankana West
  • Yoruba: Kassena-Nankana West District

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tankara Forest Reserve and Dedoro Forest Reserve.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kassena-Nankana West District”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.