Bolgatanga
in Upper East Region, Ghana
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Zabré Airport (31 mi) - Po Airport (32 mi)
- Tenkodogo Airport (77 mi)
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Tamale Airport (85 mi) - Leo Airport (87 mi)
- Pama Airport (110 mi)
- Ouagadougou Airport (117 mi)
- Fada N'gourma Airport (119 mi)
- Ruins of Loropéni (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 10.786 and -0.851 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 10° 47' 8" and W -0° 51' 5"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Cedi - GHS
- Spoken languages:
- English, Akan, Ewe, Twi
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:55 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:49 am and 6:14 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -10.791 and 179.467 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Niulakita - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ghana.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ghana. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Explore Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga in Upper East Region with it's 54,430 inhabitants is a city in Ghana about 364 mi (or 586 km) north of Accra, the country's capital.
Local time in Bolgatanga is now 11:55 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Accra with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Bolgatanga. The closest is airport we know is Zabré Airport in Burkina faso in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km). The closest airport in Ghana is Tamale Airport in a distance of 85 mi (or 50 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Ruins of Loropéni in Burkina faso at a distance of 113 mi (or 181 km).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Po, Manga, Dapaong, Tenkodogo and Ouargaye. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 40°C / 104 °F
| Morning Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 39°C / 102 °F |
| Night Temperature | 35°C / 94 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 10% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 83% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
40°C (104 °F)
36°C (96 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
38°C (100 °F)
30°C (85 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
35°C (95 °F)
32°C (89 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Rotary will do more
Walter Hughes took a team of eighteen to Ghana to see and hear about the needs for clean water, sanitation and good hygiene at schools and communities in the Upper East Region, Brong Ahafo...
BOLGA YIKENE. A MARRIAGE BLESSING AND WEDDING AT ST. PETER'S CHURCH
THIS VIDEO IS UPLOADED BY BR. RAYMOND ADONGO FROM THE SAME VILLAGE OUTSTATION CATHOLIC CHURCH. BOLGA-YIKENE, GHANA IS PROUD OF ITS MEMBERS AND ...
All about TradeAID
This is short video of TradeAID Integrated, the work it does in Bolgatanga and how it is improving lives in this community.
The Cain Spirit Pt2
The Cain Spirit by Eastwood Anaba.
The Spirit of Saul Part 3
Part of "The Spirit of Envy" Series.
The Spirit of Saul Part 1
Part of "The Spirit of Envy" Series.
The Spirit of Saul Part 2
Part of "The Spirit of Envy" Series.
drilling rig in ghana
durga DT-1000 water well rig working at ghana.
Ghana organic/bio Sheabutter Herstellung/production 2 Shea butter Women Cooperative Mavis Asigre
Sheakerne werden per Hand mit einem runden Stein oder Holzstampfer zerkleinert North Ghana in the Upper East District. The Upper East Region is a small district with the regional capital in...
Ghana organic/bio Sheabutter Herstellung/Produktion 7 Shea butter Woman Cooperative Mavis Asigre
Groupleader Mavis Asigre is bringing clean water from the pump for the shea butter processing.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga, colloquially known as Bolga, is a town and the capital of both the Bolgatanga Municipal District and the Upper East Region of Ghana. Bolgatanga is the twenty-seventh most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 66,685 people. Bolga is the major town between Tamale, 161 km (about 100 miles) to the south, and the border with Burkina Faso.
Bolgatanga Municipal District
The Bolgatanga Municipal District is one of the nine (9) districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Its capital is the town Bolgatanga, which also serves as the capital of the Upper East Region.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Bolgatanga.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bolagatanga, Bolgatanga, ボルガタンガ, 볼가탕가, Болгатанге, Болгатанга, 博爾加坦加
