Upper East Region
The Upper East Region is located in the northern part of Ghana, and it is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. Despite its relatively small size, the region holds an outsized significance in the nation's cultural heritage and historical narrative.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Bolgatanga and Bawku.
Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga is the capital of Bolgatanga municipality in Upper East Ghana.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Paga and Sandema.
Paga
Paga is a town in Upper East Region of Ghana, lying north of Bolgatanga.
Tongo Hills
The Tongo Hills are a group of hills near Tongo in the Ghanaian Northern Plains.
Upper East Region
- State with about 1,270,000 residents
- Description: administrative region in Ghana
- Also known as“GH-UE”“UE”“UER”“Upper Region”
- Neighbors
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Latitude of center
10.807° or 10° 48′ 25″ north
Longitude of center
-0.687° or 0° 41′ 13″ west
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = state
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Akan to Yoruba—“Upper East Region” goes by many names.
Atifi Apueeɛ MantamAkan
إقليم الشرق الأعلىArabic
منطقة الشرق الأعلىArabic
Վերին Արևելյան շրջանArmenian
Верхні ўсходні рэгіёнBelarusian
আপার ইস্ট অঞ্চলBengali
Rannvro ar Reter UhelañBreton
Upper EastBreton
Горноизточен регионBulgarian
Regió Superior OrientalCatalan
Upper East RegionCebuano
上東部大區Chinese
东北地区Chinese
東北地區Chinese
Upper East RegionDagbani
Upper EastDanish
Upper EastDutch
Upper East RegionDutch
Orienta SuproEsperanto
Upper East RegionFarefare
Upper East GhanaFinnish
rexión Superior OrientalGalician
ზემო აღმოსავლეთის რეგიონიGeorgian
UERGhanaian Pidgin English
Upper East RegionGhanaian Pidgin English
Περιφέρεια Απώτερης ΑνατολήςGreek
અપર પૂર્વ પ્રદેશGujarati
Yankin Upper EastHausa
ऊपरी पूर्वी क्षेत्रHindi
UERIgbo
Upper East RegionIgbo
Region Upper EastIndonesian
Regione Nord OrientaleItalian
Regione Orientale SuperioreItalian
アッパー・イースト州Japanese
ಅಪ್ಪರ್ ಈಸ್ಟ್ ರೀಜನ್Kannada
북동부 주Korean
어퍼이스트주Korean
Upper East RegionKusaal
Austrumaugšējais reģionsLatvian
Aukštutinis Rytų regionasLithuanian
Upper East RegionMalay
अप्पर ईस्ट प्रदेशMarathi
ჟიმოლენი ბჟაეიოლი რეგიონიMingrelian
Upper East RegionMossi
Upper East RegionNigerian Pidgin
Upper EastNorthern Frisian
Upper EastNorwegian
Upper EastNorwegian Bokmål
Upper East RegionNorwegian Bokmål
منطقه شرق علیاPersian
Górny Region WschodniPolish
Region Północno-WschodniPolish
Region Upper EastPolish
Regiunea Superioară de EstRomanian
Regiunea Superioară de Est, GhanaRomanian
Верхний ВосточныйRussian
Верхний Восточный регионRussian
Верхняя Восточная областьRussian
ඉහල නැගෙනහිර පළාතSinhala
GH-UESlovenian
Gornja vzhodna regijaSlovenian
UERSlovenian
Upper East RegionSlovenian
Gobolka Bariga SareSomali
یوخاری دوغو اوستانیSouth Azerbaijani
Ɔpa Isi IrigyiŋSouthern Dagaare
Upper East RegionSouthern Dagaare
Mkoa wa Mashariki ya JuuSwahili
Övre östra regionenSwedish
அப்பர் கிழக்கு பகுதிTamil
Югары Көнчыгыш төбәгеTatar
అప్పర్ ఈస్ట్ ప్రాంతంTelugu
อัปเปอ อีส รีเจี้ยนThai
Yukarı Doğu BölgesiTurkish
Upper East RegionTwi
Верхній Східний РегіонUkrainian
Верхня СхіднаUkrainian
اپر ایسٹ ریجنUrdu
Vùng Thượng ĐôngVietnamese
Վերին Արեւելեան շրջանWestern Armenian
东北地区（加纳）Wu Chinese
Upper East RegionYoruba
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