BOLGATANGA

Upper East · GHANA (GH) · 10.79°N / 0.85°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,302,821

Bolgatanga is a city in Ghana with a population of 81,958. It sits at 10.79/-0.85, runs on Africa/Accra, is 7 km from Zonno.

Population 81,958

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Accra

All facts

fields

Country: Ghana
Subdivision: Upper East
Coords: 10.79°N / 0.85°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

E Zonno Upper East 2,000 7.3 km

NW Navrongo Upper East 25,470 28.8 km

Air access

nearby

DGLN

Navrongo Airport

Small airport

31.1 km

XZA

Zabré Airport

Small airport

49.4 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Bolgatanga?: 81,958 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bolgatanga in?: Africa/Accra.
Which country is Bolgatanga in?: Ghana (GH).
Which airport serves Bolgatanga?: Navrongo Airport (DGLN).
How far is Bolgatanga from Accra?: About 586 km.
Does Bolgatanga have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Ghana?: English.
What currency is used in Ghana?: Ghana Cedi.
How many cities are in Ghana?: 119 on record.
Which admin region is Bolgatanga in?: Upper East.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2302821

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2302821,
    "name": "Bolgatanga",
    "ascii_name": "Bolgatanga",
    "country_code": "GH",
    "population": 81958,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Accra",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 10.78556,
    "longitude": -0.85139
  }
}

Context

comparatives

41.0x the population of Zonno.
7 km from Zonno.
Same timezone (Africa/Accra) as 118 other cities in Ghana.