Bawku

Bawku is a town and is the capital of the Bawku Municipal District, district in the Upper East region of north Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso.[2][3] Bawku has a 2012 settlement population of 69,527 people.[1]

Bawku
Town & District Capital
Bawku Location of Bawku in Upper East region
Coordinates: 11°3′36″N 0°14′24″W
Region	Upper East Region
District	Bawku Municipal District
Population  (2012)
• Total	69,527[1]
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

Bawku Agricultural Show, 1959

Cultural and Tourist Sites

Naa Gbewaa Shrine

The "tomb" of, Naa Gbewaa, the founder of the Mamprusi, Dagomba, and Nanumba tribes, is located just a few miles from Bawku in Pusiga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Legend states that Naa Gbewaa never died but simply vanished into the ground. The shrine was thought to have been built in the 14th century in commemoration of Naa Gbewaa, and is today a place of spiritual reverence. [4]

References

1. "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
2. Bawku Municipal District Archived June 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Upper East Region". List of All MMDAs in Ghana. A Public - Private Partnership Programme between Min. of Local Govt., Rural Dev. & Environment & Maks Publications & Media Services. 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
4. "Upper East Region Attractions - Ghana Tourism Homepage". Touringghana.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-04-18.