Damongo is a town and the capital of
West Gonja Municipal, a municipal in the
Savannah Region of northern
Ghana
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. On 12 February 2019, Damongo was declared the capital of the newly created
Savannah Region;
With the coming into force of the Constitutional Instrument (CI) 105, which was signed into force by the
President of the Republic of Ghana and presented to the Yagbonwura in Jubilee House
Accra
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. Damongo hosts the Overlord of the
Gonja Kingdom; the Yagbonwura. It is also the capital (biggest town) in the Damongo Constituency whose current MP is
Hon. Samuel Abu jinapor (Minister of Lands and Natural Resources)
Damongo boast of key tourist attractions like the
Mole National Park
Mole National Park is Ghana's largest wildlife refuge. The park is located in the Savannah region of Ghana on savanna and riparian ecosystems at an elevation of 50 m, with a sharp escarpment forming the southern boundary of the park. The par ...
where visitors are assured of seeing a myriad of animals chief among which being elephants, the
Larabanga Mosque
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and Mystic Stone in
Larabanga
Larabanga ( ar, لارابانجا) is a village in West Gonja district, a district in northwestern Northern Region of Ghana. It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian mosque, said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the heig ...
with all the ancient stories surrounding their onset.
Prominent Ghanaians that were either born in or come from Damongo include
John Dramani Mahama
John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as presi ...
(former
President of Ghana
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),
Alban Bagbin
Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin (born 24 September 1957) is a Ghanaian politician who is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana. He was the Minister for Health in the Ghana government from January 2012 until February 2013 when Hanny-Sher ...
(The Speaker of Parliament),
Benjamin Kunbuor
Benjamin Bewa-Nyog Kumbuor was the Ghanaian Minister for Defence of the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence and a Ghanaian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the Nandom constituency.
Education
His last name is also reported as Kunbuor. K ...
(former
Minister of Defence
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),
Michael Abu Sakara Foster
Michael Abu Sakara Foster is a Ghanaian agronomist and politician. He was the candidate of the Convention People's Party for the Ghanaian presidential election in December 2012.
Dr. Sakara in 2008 was the running mate to Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom whe ...
(former Presidential candidate of
CPP).
Education
The town of Damongo is an educational hub for a town of its size. Aside the many basic schools, Damongo has 3 senior high schools: the Damongo Senior High School, Ndewura Jakpa Secondary Technical High School, St Annes Girls Senior High School.
There is also the Damongo Agricultural Collage and the Damongo Health Assistant School.
References
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Populated places in the Savannah Region (Ghana)