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Gambaga
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Gambaga is the capital of the East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly in the North East Region of Ghana. Once a residence of Mamprusi-kings it is still the capital of East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly, a municipality in the North East Region of Ghana. It is home to several ancient Mossi chiefs' gravesites.

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Place details

Locality
Gambaga
Region
North East Region
Country
Ghana
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Gambaga
Settlement.settlement_type
District Capital
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300px
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Ghana
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bottom
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Location in Ghana
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Country
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25px Ghana
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
East Mamprusi District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
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Ethnicities
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Religions

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Gambaga is the capital of the East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly in the North East Region of Ghana. Once a residence of Mamprusi-kings it is still the capital of East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly, a municipality in the North East Region of Ghana. It is home to several ancient Mossi chiefs' gravesites.

From 1901 until 1957 Gambaga served as the capital of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, which was a British protectorate and a separate jurisdiction from the Gold Coast.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gambaga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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