Upper East, Ghana
Facts and figures on Upper East at a glance
Region name: Upper East (Upper East Region)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 948,118 people
Country: Ghana
Continent: Africa
The regional headquarters of Upper East (Upper East Region) is located in the regional capital Bolgatanga (Bolgatanga) with a population of 54,430 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Upper East's regional capital Bolgatanga to Ghana's capital Accra (Accra) is approximately 584 km (363 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Upper East Upper East Region | 948,118 people | Bolgatanga Bolgatanga | 54,430 people |
Compare with other regions in Ghana.
Map of Upper East
Information on Upper East
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Upper East Upper East Region | Bolgatanga Bolgatanga | 13 | Ghana | Africa |
Time in Upper East
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 5:21pm (17:21h) | No | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 5:21pm (17:21h) | UTC | Africa/Accra |
Geographic coordinates of Upper East
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 10°45'00.0"N (10.7500000°) | 0°45'00.0"W (-0.7500000°) |
Subregions in Upper East
There are 13 administrative subregions in Upper East.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Bawku Municipal District Bawku Municipal District | 1. | - | - | - |
Bawku West Bawku West | 2. | - | - | - |
Binduri District Binduri District | 3. | - | - | - |
Bolgatanga Municipal District Bolgatanga Municipal District | 4. | - | Bolgatanga Bolgatanga | 54,430 |
Bongo District Bongo District | 5. | - | - | - |
Builsa South Builsa South | 6. | - | - | - |
Garu-Tempane Garu-Tempane | 7. | - | - | - |
Kassena Nankana Kassena Nankana | 8. | - | - | - |
Kassena Nankana West Kassena Nankana West | 9. | - | - | - |
Nabdam Nabdam | 10. | - | - | - |
North Builsa District North Builsa District | 11. | - | - | - |
Pusiga Pusiga | 12. | - | - | - |
Talensi-Nabdam Talensi-Nabdam | 13. | - | - | - |