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Damongo
Sign in to saveDamongo 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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Place details
- Locality
- Damongo
- Region
- Savannah Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 23,544
- Timezone
- Africa/Accra
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
- Municipal
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- West Gonja Municipal
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2000
- Settlement.population_total
- 14,442
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 14442
- Elevation
- 217
- Image
- GH Damongo Road1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Damongo
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9 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Notable people
- Education
- Issues
- Water crisis
- Lack of infrastructure
- See also
- References
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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