Gambaga
Sign in to saveGambaga 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
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ghana
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ghana
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Ghana
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- East Mamprusi District
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Ghana
- Located in
- East Mamprusi Municipal District
- Continent
- Africa
- Elevation
- +265
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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.