Navrongo

Navrongo is the capital of Kassena-Nankana Municipal in the of Ghana, 30 km from the Burkina Faso border. It is known for its historic mud-built cathedral and is a main town in the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows and St. John Bosco’s College of Education.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic cathedral and basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Navrongo, Upper East Region, .

College
St. John Bosco's College of Education is a teacher education college in Navrongo set up in 1946 with 10 male students. The college became a public tertiary institution, established by the Colleges of Education Act 2012, accredited by the National Accreditation Board Ghana, and mandated to train standard teachers for Pre-tertiary Education in Ghana.

Navrongo

Latitude
10.8928° or 10° 53′ 34″ north
Longitude
-1.0884° or 1° 5′ 18″ west
Population
25,500
Elevation
196 metres (643 feet)
Open location code
7C2WVWV6+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 434389500
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2297505
Wiki­data ID
Q995548
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Navrongo” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Navrongo”
  • Bulgarian: “Навронго”
  • Catalan: “Navrongo”
  • Cebuano: “Navrongo”
  • Chinese: “納夫隆哥”
  • Dutch: “Navrongo”
  • Esperanto: “Navrongo”
  • Farefare: “Navrongo”
  • French: “Navrongo”
  • Ga: “Navrongo”
  • German: “Navrongo”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Navrongo”
  • Hausa: “Navrongo”
  • Igbo: “Navrongo”
  • Japanese: “ナブロンゴ”
  • Korean: “나브롱고”
  • Kusaal: “Navrongo”
  • Polish: “Navrongo”
  • Portuguese: “Navrongo”
  • Russian: “Навронго (город)”
  • Russian: “Навронго”
  • Spanish: “Navrongo”
  • Swahili: “Navrongo”
  • Swedish: “Navrongo”
  • Twi: “Navrongo”
  • Urdu: “ناورونگو”
  • Vietnamese: “Navrongo”

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