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Region in Ghana
Upper East Region, Dagbon
Region
Rock formation in the Tongo Hills near Gorogo
Location of Upper East Region in Ghana
Country
Ghana
Capital
Bolgatanga
Districts
10
Government
• Regional Minister
Paulina Patience Abagaye[1]
Area
[2]
• Total
8,842 km2 (3,414 sq mi)
• Rank
Ranked 9th
Population
(2021 Census)[3]
• Total
1,301,226
• Rank
Ranked 9th
• Density
150/km2 (380/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
• Year
2013
• Per capita
$5,150
GDP (Nominal)
• Year
2013
• Per capita
$2,500
Time zone
GMT
Area code
039
ISO 3166 code
GH-UE
HDI (2017)
0.520[4] low · 8th
The Upper East Region is located in northern Ghana[5] and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regional capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. Other major towns in the region include Navrongo, Paga, Sandema, Bawku, and Zebilla.
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^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^"Upper East Region: Group pushes for sex education to reduce teenage pregnancies". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
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