Bawku Municipal District

Bawku Municipal District is one of the fifteen districts in , . Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Bawku East District; which was established by Legislative Instrument 1439, until the…
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  • Type: district of Ghana with 98,500 residents
  • Description: district of Ghana
  • Also known as: “Bawku”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bawku and Pusiga.

Town
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is a town in and the capital of Municipal District, Upper East Region, in north Ghana, adjacent to the border with . The municipality has a total land area of about 257 km2.

Village
is a town in the of . is situated 4 km northeast of Bawku Municipal District.

Bawku Municipal District

Latitude
11.05° or 11° 3′ north
Longitude
-0.2333° or 0° 13′ 60″ west
Population
98,500
Elevation
232 metres (761 feet)
Open location code
7C3X2QX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
10303430
Wiki­data ID
Q477813
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Bawku Municipal District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bawku Municipal District”
  • Dutch: “Bawku Municipal District”
  • Farefare: “Bɔkɔ so’olum”
  • Farefare: “Bɔkɔ”
  • French: “Bawku municipalité”
  • French: “District municipal de Bawku”
  • German: “Bawku Municipal District”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bawku Municipal District”
  • Hausa: “Bawku Municipal District”
  • Hausa: “Bawku”
  • Igbo: “Bawku Municipal District”
  • Igbo: “Bawku”
  • Italian: “distretto municipale di Bawku”
  • Italian: “Distretto municipale di Bawku”
  • Japanese: “アッパー・イースト州”
  • Kusaal: “Bawku Municipal”
  • Polish: “Dystrykt Bawku”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Bawku Munisipal Desekyere”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Bawku”
  • Spanish: “Bawku”
  • Swedish: “Bawku Municipal District”
  • Yoruba: “Bawku Municipal District”
  • Yoruba: “Bawku”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nyorigo and Gangari.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zawse Forest Reserve and Bakanga.

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