Gambaga

Gambaga is the capital of the East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly in the North East Region of Ghana. Once a residence of Mamprusi-kings it is still the capital of East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly, a municipality in the North East Region of Ghana.^[1] It is home to several ancient Mossi chiefs' gravesites.

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Gambaga
District Capital
Gambaga Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 10°31′50″N 0°26′32″W / 10.53056°N 0.44222°W / 10.53056; -0.44222
Country	Ghana
Region	Northern Region
District	East Mamprusi District
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From 1901 until 1957 Gambaga served as the capital of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, which was a British protectorate and a separate jurisdiction from the Gold Coast.

Gambaga, along with other places in Ghana, is the site of a camp for alleged witches. A 2011 documentary film directed by Yaba Badoe is entitled The Witches of Gambaga.^[2]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gambaga.

1. ^ Touring Ghana - Northern Region Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "VIDEO: The witches of Gambaga". www.ghanaweb.com. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

10°31′50″N 0°26′32″W / 10.53056°N 0.44222°W / 10.53056; -0.44222

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