Nalerigu is the largest town in the

East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly is one of the six districts in North East Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as East Mamprusi District, which was created from the former Mamprusi Distr ...

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 the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Tog ...

Ghana Districts - East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly
/ref> as well as the traditional capital of the Mamprusi people, the seat of the

Paramount Chief A paramount chief is the English-language designation for the highest-level political leader in a regional or local polity or country administered politically with a chief-based system. This term is used occasionally in anthropological and arc ...

, the NaYiri. Nalerigu is also the capital of the North East Region of Ghana. File:A pillar that used to hold the Naa Jeringa wall in Nalerigu.jpg, A pillar that used to hold the Naa Jeringa wall in Nalerigu File:Naa Jeringa wall 01.jpg, Naa Jeringa wall File:An old church at Nalerigu.jpg, An old church at Nalerigu It is also the location of a private hospital, the Baptist Medical Centre,Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu
/ref> the college of Health Sciences and the Nalerigu Secondary School (NASS). The school is a second cycle institution.

Tourism and Attractions

* Gambaga Escarpment * Doves Caves (Ŋmana Feeri) * NaYiri Palace * NaJeringa Wall

References

Populated places in the North East Region (Ghana) {{NorthEastRegionGH-geo-stub