The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana [5] and is the second smallest of 10 now 16 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 8, square kilometers or 2. The Upper East regional capital is Bolgatanga , sometimes referred to as Bolga.
Other major towns in the region include Navrongo, Paga, Bawku and Zebilla. The Upper East region is located in the north-eastern corner of Ghana and bordered by Burkina Faso to the north and Togo to the east.
The Upper East region is divided into 15 districts, each headed by a district chief executive. The region plays host to many festivals throughout the year, most of which are either to bring a good planting season or celebrate the harvest. The center of population of the Upper East Region is located in its capital of Bolgatanga. The rural population was There was, thus, a 2.
With only 21 per cent of the population living in urban areas, the region is the least urbanized in Ghana. In fact, together with Upper West, they are the two regions with a less than 20 per cent urban population.
Ghanaian citizen by birth, childhood or parenthood constitute Naturalized Ghanaian citizen constitute 5. The national capital of Accra is also connected to the region by the N2 which terminates in Kulungugu in the Upper East Region.
