Nalerigu
Sign in to saveNalerigu is the largest town in the East Mamprusi Municipal. It is home to the overlord of the kingdom of Mampurugu (NaYiri). With the addition of 6 new regions in 2018, Nalerigu was declared the capital of the North East Region of Ghana. == History ==
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 138 inbound references to Nalerigu, and connects out to list of cities in Ghana, North East Region and Kpando.
It is catalogued under topics including North East Region, Ghana, Populated places in the North East Region (Ghana) and Regional capitals in Ghana.
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Place details
- Locality
- Nalerigu
- Region
- North East Region
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 17,440
- Timezone
- Africa/Accra
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nalerigu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Regional Capital
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:An old church at Nalerigu.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- An old church at Nalerigu
- 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
- North East Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- East Mamprusi Municipal
- Settlement.leader_title
- NaYiri
- Settlement.leader_name
- Na Bɔhagu Mahami Sheriga
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 10698
- Elevation
- 335
- Image
- Nalerigu dam.jpg
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- Nalerigu
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Nalerigu is the largest town in the East Mamprusi Municipal. It is home to the overlord of the kingdom of Mampurugu (NaYiri). With the addition of 6 new regions in 2018, Nalerigu was declared the capital of the North East Region of Ghana. == History ==
Nalerigu was the capital of the Mamprugu Kingdom, one of the earliest known states in the northern area of what is now present-day Ghana. During the 16th century, a series of walls was built by Naa Jaringa using stones and mud all around the town. It was built to protect the town against slave raiders since they were located close to the historic slave route between Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Djenne (Mali).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nalerigu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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