 The Bolgatanga Municipal is the home of the Upper East Regional capital and is bordered to the west by Kassena / Nankana, to the north by Bongo, to the east by Bawku West, and to the south by the West Mamprusi District, which is part of the Northern Region. |
Bolgatanga Township has a cosmopolitan population, which is about 72,768 (Source MHA-Bolga).
Although majority of the inhabitants are from northern ethnic origins, there have been a huge
influx of the major ethnic groupings of Ghana including the Akans, Ewes, Ga-Adanbge into the
town because of its regional capital status. Most of these ethnic groupings are organized
around chiefs and leaders, whiles others come together as social groupings.
There are about 213 communities in the municipality. Bolgatanga Township has a population of 72,768
and it is the 18th biggest human settlement in the country. There are 3,932, houses in the township
with 10,081 households. Average household size is 4.5
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