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District Capital in Upper East Region, Ghana
Tongo
District Capital
Tongo is located in GhanaTongoTongoLocation of Tongo in Upper East region
Coordinates: 10°43′N 0°48′W / 10.717°N 0.800°W / 10.717; -0.800
CountryGhana
RegionUpper East Region
DistrictTalensi
Population
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Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

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.

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.

References

  1. ^ Talensi-Nabdam District Archived 2012-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
Districts and Capitals of the Upper East Region of Ghana
Municipal (4) Location of Upper East Region District
Ordinary (11)
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