City profile · Ghana · Africa
Bolgatanga
Upper East · Ghana
City population
81,958
#25
in Ghana
#1
in Upper East
#7,048
worldwide
10.786, -0.851 · 586 km from Accra
About Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga is a city in Upper East, Ghana with a population of 81,958. It is the 25th largest of the 98 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ghana, and the 7,048th largest worldwide. It lies 586 km from Accra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Upper East
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
191 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Accra
Coordinates
10.786, -0.851
Record updated
2023-12-01
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 98 in GhanaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.