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Damongo is a town and the capital of West Gonja Municipal. It was declared the capital of the Savannah Region on 12 February 2019. Damongo is home to Bikunuto Jewu Soale I, the paramount chief of the Gonja Kingdom. The languages spoken in Damongo include Gonja, Vagla, Hanga, Brifor (Lobi), Dagaare, Waale, Frafra, Kasim, Twi, Ewe, and Hausa. Damongo is renowned for hosting the prestigious Yagbon Skin.

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Locality: Damongo
Region: Savannah Region
Country: Ghana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Damongo
Settlement.native_name: Demanwu
Settlement.settlement_type: Regional Capital
Settlement.image_skyline: GH Damongo St Anne.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: St Anne's Catholic Cathedral
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ghana
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Damongo in Savannah region
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Savannah Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2

Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Ghana
Continent: Africa
Population: +14442
Elevation: +217
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Capital of: West Gonja Municipal District
Image: GH Damongo Road1.jpg

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Water crisis
Lack of infrastructure
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Damongo is a town and the capital of West Gonja Municipal. It was declared the capital of the Savannah Region on 12 February 2019. Damongo is home to Bikunuto Jewu Soale I, the paramount chief of the Gonja Kingdom. The languages spoken in Damongo include Gonja, Vagla, Hanga, Brifor (Lobi), Dagaare, Waale, Frafra, Kasim, Twi, Ewe, and Hausa. Damongo is renowned for hosting the prestigious Yagbon Skin.

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Savannah Region

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Populated places in the Savannah Region (Ghana)Regional capitals in Ghana Use Ghanaian English from January 2023

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Municipal

Settlement.subdivision_name2

West Gonja Municipal

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Imperial

Settlement.population_as_of

2000

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14,442

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Ghana

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Sekondi-Takoradi

Greater Accra Region

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administrative territorial entity of Ghana

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East Gonja Municipal District

region of Ghana

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Savannah Region