Tongo Hills
The Tongo Hills are a group of hills near Tongo in the Ghanaian Northern Plains. The highest elevation is 355 m.Photo: Uridl01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: hills near Tongo, Ghana
- Also known as: “Tongo hills” and “Tɔng Hills”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hiding Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tongo.
Tongo
Bongo is the capital of Bongo District in the Upper East Region of Ghana, about 15 km northeast of Bolgatanga. It is a small farming town in the Ghanaian Northern Plains, famous for its dramatic granite rocks and as a gateway to Sirigu pottery and art villages.Tongo Hills
- Category: hill chain
- Location: Talensi-Nabdam District, Upper East Region, Ghanaian Northern Plains, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
10.6798° or 10° 40′ 47″ northLongitude
-0.8143° or 0° 48′ 51″ westElevation
302 metres (991 feet)Open location code
7C2XM5HP+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 740108066OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Tatar—“Tongo Hills” goes by many names.
- German: “Hügel von Tongo”
- German: “Tongo-Hügel”
- Hausa: “Duwatsun Tongo”
- Tatar: “Тонго калкулыклары”
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