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Gambaga is the capital of the East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly in the North East Region of
It is home to several ancient Mossi chiefs' gravsites. From 1901 until 1957 Gambaga served as the capital of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, which was a British protectorate and a separate jurisdiction from the Gold Coast. Gambaga, along with other places in Ghana, is the site of a camp for alleged witches.
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
. Once a residence of Mamprusi-kings it is still the capital of East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly, a municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the North East Region of Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
.Touring Ghana - Northern RegionIt is home to several ancient Mossi chiefs' gravsites. From 1901 until 1957 Gambaga served as the capital of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, which was a British protectorate and a separate jurisdiction from the Gold Coast. Gambaga, along with other places in Ghana, is the site of a camp for alleged witches.
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Populated places in the Northern Region (Ghana) {{NorthernRegionGH-geo-stub