Gushegu
Gushegu is a bustling town in the Ghanaian Northern Plains. Embedded deeply within the Kingdom of Dagbon, it operates under the customary leadership of the paramount chief, Naa Yab' Gushe-Naa.- Type: Town
- Description: district Capital in Northern Region
- Also known as: “Guschiegu”, “Guschiocho”, “Gushiago”, “Gushiego”, and “Gushiokho”
Gushegu
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gushegu Municipal District, Northern Region, Ghanaian Northern Plains, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.9185° or 9° 55′ 7″ north
Longitude
-0.2165° or 0° 12′ 59″ west
Elevation
193 metres (633 feet)
Open location code
6CXXWQ9M+CC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Dagbani to Twi—“Gushegu” goes by many names.
- Dagbani: “Gushegu”
- Dutch: “Gushegu”
- Farefare: “Gushegu”
- French: “Gushegu”
- Hausa: “Gushiegu”
- Igbo: “Gushiegu”
- Irish: “Gushiegu”
- Kusaal: “Gushegu”
- Southern Dagaare: “Gushegu”
- Swedish: “Gushiegu”
- Turkish: “Gushiegu”
- Twi: “Gushegu”
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