Gambaga
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District Capital
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Location in Ghana | |
Coordinates: 10°31′50″N 0°26′32″W / 10.53056°N 0.44222°W / 10.53056; -0.44222 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Northern Region |
District | East Mamprusi District |
Gambaga is the capital of the East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly in the North East RegionofGhana. Once a residence of Mamprusi-kings it is still the capital of East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly, a municipality in the North East RegionofGhana.[1] It is home to several ancient Mossi chiefs' gravesites.
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]
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10°31′50″N 0°26′32″W / 10.53056°N 0.44222°W / 10.53056; -0.44222
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