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16-494: Navrongo is a town and the capital of Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana , adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso . Navrongo is the capital of Kassena-Nankana District – which is within the Upper East Region of northern Ghana . Navrongo has a 2012 settlement population of 27,306 people. Navrongo is an important market town , known for its cathedral and its grotto . It houses

32-484: Is a lot of the population who are teachers, nurses and subsistence level farmers in crops and rearing (goats, sheep, cattle, poultry). There are also several institutions including, the C.K Tedam University, St John Bosco teacher training college, Nursing training college, Navrongo SHS (NAVASCO), Notre Dame SHS , Our Lady of Lourdes Girls SHS etc. Navrongo Cathedral , as it is now known, was built in 1906 and expanded in 1920. Originally called "Our Lady of Seven Sorrows",

48-560: Is an Anglicization of the name navrongo which is in Nankane, which combines the word naare (meaning foot or leg in Nankane) with vorongo (the term given to the sound of stepping onto muddy soil) or "voro" which is the Kasem term for same. This is why Kasena call the town "Navoro" while Nankana call it "Navorongo." Kassena-Nankana District Kassena-Nankana District is a former district that

64-503: Is primarily rural (79%) and scattered in dispersed settlements. The rural population was 87.1 percent in 1984 and 84.3% in 2000. There was, thus, a 2.8 percentage point reduction in the rural share of the population between 1984 and 2000 and a further 5.3 percent reduction between 2000 and 2010. With only 21 per cent of the population living in urban areas, the region is the least urbanized in Ghana. In fact, together with Upper West , they are

80-715: The Ashanti Region and terminates at Paga in the Upper East Region. The national capital of Accra is also connected to the region by the N2 which terminates in Kulungugu in the Upper East Region. Both these national routes are connected by the N11 which links the regional capital of Bolgatanga to Bimpiela, also in the region. The political administration of the region is through the local government system. Under this administration system,

96-575: The Köppen climate classification ) with the temperature being hot year-round, although there is a wet season and a dry season. On 26 March 2017, Navrongo recorded a temperature of 43.8 °C (110.8 °F), which the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Ghana. Navrongo has a fast-developing Economy. Coupled with the existence of The Tono Irrigation Project , Naara Bank, GCB Bank, ADB Bank, Hospitals, Navrongo Health Research Centre, radio stations and PIO TV station, and several other companies, there

112-544: The Navrongo Solar Power Station , Ghana's first solar plant . Navrongo is located at 10°53′5″N 1°5′25″W  /  10.88472°N 1.09028°W  / 10.88472; -1.09028 . Navrongo's population in 2005 was estimated to be 25,470, and its population in 2012 was estimated to be 27,306. The terrain is flat and the ecology is typical of the Sahel – arid grassland with occasional shrubbery. The town

128-578: The White Fathers ("Pères Blancs"), a French group made up of French Canadians . They came to Upper East region from Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) due to French anti-clerical laws (the Fathers believed they would be expelled from Upper Volta). The British allowed them to set up in Navrongo on condition that the school that they were to establish used English only. Despite a rocky beginning (the Fathers had learnt

144-518: The Upper East Region representing 4.2 percent of Ghana’s population. The region shows a total of 631,963 males and 669,963 representing 48.5 and 51.5 percentages respectively Three national highways – N2 , N10 , and N11 – and a few Regional highways such as the R113, R114, R116 and R181, serve the region. The N10 originates from Yemoransa in the Central Region and connects through Kumasi in

160-572: The construction was overseen by the White Fathers. The walls are of mud (therefore it is also called "Mud Cathedral"), and wooden beams form the roof. On the inside, the walls are decorated with animal forms, scenes of everyday life, and Christian themes such as the Last Supper and the Bethlehem scene in the entrance area. The site also contains a grotto and accommodation facilities. The word "Navrongo"

176-515: The north, Togo to the east, Upper West Region to the west, and the Northern Region to the south. The Upper East Region is divided into 15 districts, each headed by a district chief executive. The region plays host to many festivals throughout the year, most of which are either to bring a good planting season or celebrate the harvest. The center of population of the Upper East Region is located in its capital of Bolgatanga . The population

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192-524: The two regions with a less than 20 per cent urban population . Ghanaian citizen by birth, childhood or parenthood constitute 92.5 percent of the population of the Upper East region. Naturalized Ghanaian citizen constitute 5.3 percent. Upper East Region has a total population of 1,301,221 in the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service indicate that

208-484: The western part of Upper East Region and had Navrongo as its capital town. 10°53′5″N 1°5′25″W  /  10.88472°N 1.09028°W  / 10.88472; -1.09028 Upper East Region The Upper East Region is located in the north-eastern corner of Ghana and bordered by Burkina Faso to the north and Togo to the east. It lies between longitude 0° and 1° West, and latitudes 10° 30′N and 11°N. The region shares boundaries with Burkina Faso to

224-486: The wrong local language and only attracted 5 students in the first 18 months), the school eventually became a success – a British official in 1927 said that it was the best school (of only 5) in the north of Ghana. Following Ghana's 1957 liberation from British colonial authority, Navrongo was designated as the district capital of the Kassena/Nankani district. Navrongo has a tropical savanna climate ( Aw according to

240-517: Was founded around 1740 by Butu, a Nankane speaking hunter from Zecco (present day southern Burkina Faso ), who initially settled in Pungu (a Kasem speaking community further south of Zecco). During the 19th century, the town became an important staging post on the Sahel caravan route. At the beginning of the 20th century the British established a base at Navrongo. A Catholic mission was established in 1906 -

256-402: Was located in Upper East Region , Ghana . Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts: Kassena-Nankana East District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 28 June 2012; capital: Navrongo ) and Kassena-Nankana West District (capital: Paga ). The district assembly was located in

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