Kassena-Nankana West District
Kassena-Nankana West District is one of the districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The district was established in 2007 under Legislative Instrument 1855 and was inaugurated on 29 February 2008, following its separation from the former Kassena-Nankana District.- 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.
Navrongo Airport
Aerodrome
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. Navrongo Airport is situated 3½ km southeast of Kassena-Nankana West District.
Paga Crocodile Pond
Pond
Photo: Dieu-Donné Gameli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paga Crocodile Pond is a sacred pond in Paga in the Upper East Region of Ghana, 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.
Paga
Photo: Dieu-Donné Gameli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Kassena-Nankana West District
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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
Explore places such as Kakungu and Nania.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tankara Forest Reserve and Dedoro Forest Reserve.
Upper East Region: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bolgatanga, Paga, Tongo, and Tongo Hills.
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