Bimbilla is the capital town of

Nanumba North District Nanumba North Municipal District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Nanumba District in 1988, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Nanumba Sout ...

, a

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in the Northern Region of

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. It is located in the East of the region, and is near the

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History

Bimbila was founded by Naa Mnantambo (son of Na Gbewa) after moving south from his brother Sitobu who founded the present day Dagomba state. The new state was subsequently called Nanung which came from the

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words "Na" (King or Chief) and "Nua" (Hand). Na Sitobu is said to have pointed his hand south and Na Mnatambo and his followers went in the direction indicated by the hand. So "Na Nua" (The King's hand) became Nanumba. Among the towns created in the early period around 1350 were Nakpa, Bakpaba, Joanayili, Dokpam, Chamba, Gbingbalga, Darayili, and Wulensi all Nanumba towns in northern Ghana.

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was a later addition which was taken by the Gonja and turned into a commercial capital. Bimbila was attacked and burnt down by the German colonial army on 29 November 1896 as precursor to the great battle of Adibo against the Dagomba army. Today Bimbila is district capital of the Nanumba North district.

Education

It has a teachers training college set up by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in 1962; it's now called E.P. College of education. It's al has one secondary school which is a day school and one Vocational training School which service many small villages/towns. Most of its successful inhabitants would have schooled in Yendi or Tamale as in the past the secondary school was deemed to be less endowed.

Transport

Bimbila is connected by

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to the towns of

and

Yendi Yendi is a town and the capital of Yendi Municipal district in the Northern Region of Ghana. As of 2012 the population of Yendi was 52,008 people. It is the seat of the King of the Dagombas. Climate Economy The people of Yendi are mainl ...

. A road to Nkwanta is being funded $50 million by the European Union.

Chieftaincy dispute and unrest

On June 19, 2014, the chief of Bimbila Naa Abdulai Dasana Andani was shot and killed in his palace after Islamic evening prayers. This murder led to the imposition of a 12-hour curfew from 6 pm to 6 am on the town.

References

Populated places in the Northern Region (Ghana) {{NorthernRegionGH-geo-stub