Tongo

Bongo is the capital of Bongo District in the Upper East Region of Ghana, about 15 km northeast of . It is a small farming town in the , famous for its dramatic granite rocks and as a gateway to pottery and art villages.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: is a small town or district capital of Talensi District in Upper East Region
  • Also known as: “Tengzuk”, “Tong”, “Tonga”, “Tongo Zoo”, and “Tongo, Ghana”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tongo Hills.

Photo: Uridl01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The are a group of hills near Tongo in the . The highest elevation is 355 m.

Tongo

Latitude
10.7079° or 10° 42′ 29″ north
Longitude
-0.803° or 0° 48′ 11″ west
Elevation
208 metres (682 feet)
Open location code
7C2XP55W+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2295756236
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2294466
Wiki­data ID
Q2224083
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Satellite Map

Discover Tongo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Tongo” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Tongo”
  • Farefare: “Tongo”
  • Finnish: “Tongo”
  • Indonesian: “Tongo, Ghana”
  • Indonesian: “Tongo”
  • Japanese: “トンゴ”
  • Polish: “Tongo”
  • Swedish: “Tongo, Ghana”
  • Swedish: “Tongo”
  • Turkish: “Tongo”
  • Urdu: “ٹونگو، گھانا”

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