Tongo, Ghana
District Capital in Upper East Region, Ghana
10°43′N 0°48′W / 10.717°N 0.800°W / 10.717; -0.800 (2013)
Tongo is a small town near the Upper East region capital of Bolgatanga, and Tongo is the capital of Talensi District, a district in the Upper East Region of Northern part of Ghana. Tongo is known for the "Tengzug shrine", and for its sowing and harvest festivals.[1]
Another visitor's sight in the town is the Tongo Whistling Rocks. Located 10 kilometers (6 mi.) from Bolgatanga, these granite rocks jut dramatically from the terrain. The rocks also make a strange whistling sound during November and December, when the harmattan wind blow the Sahara throughout the Northern Region.[1]
References
- ^ a b Talensi-Nabdam District Archived 2012-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
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Districts and Capitals of the Upper East Region of Ghana
- Bawku Municipal (Capital: Bawku)
- Bolgatanga Municipal (Capital: Bolgatanga)
- Builsa North Municipal (Capital: Sandema)
- Kassena-Nankana Municipal (Capital: Navrongo)
- Bawku West (Capital: Zebilla)
- Binduri (Capital: Binduri)
- Bolgatanga East (Capital: Zuarungu)
- Bongo (Capital: Bongo)
- Builsa South (Capital: Fumbisi)
- Garu (Capital: Garu)
- Kassena-Nankana West (Capital: Paga)
- Nabdam (Capital: Nangodi)
- Pusiga (Capital: Pusiga)
- Talensi (Capital: Tongo)
- Tempane (Capital: Tempane)
