Bawku

Also known as Bɔkɔ

Bawku is a town in and the capital of Bawku Municipal District, Upper East Region, in north Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. The municipality has a total land area of about 257 km2. It was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2103. In 2021, Bawku had a population of 119,458 people.

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Place details

Region: Upper East Region
Country: Ghana
Population: 76,459
Timezone: Africa/Accra

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bawku
Settlement.settlement_type: Town & district capital
Settlement.image_skyline: Bawku, Ghana - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ghana
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Bawku in Upper East Region
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ghana
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Upper East Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bawku Municipal District
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 69,527
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Wikidata facts

Population: 61151
Image: Bawku, Ghana - panoramio.jpg

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Cultural and tourist sites
Naa Gbewaa shrine
Bawku conflict
References
External links

==Cultural and tourist sites== ===Naa Gbewaa shrine=== The "tomb" of Naa Gbewaa, a shrine to the founder of the Mamprusi, Dagomba, and Nanumba tribes, is located just a few kilometers from Bawku in Pusiga, in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The shrine is thought to have been built in the 14th century, and it is a place of spiritual reverence.