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Regions and Their Capitals (Part 2)

In this topic you will learn the capitals of the northern and remaining regions of Ghana.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Name the capitals of the remaining eight regions
  • Match all 16 regions to their capitals
  • Find capitals on a map

What you already know

  • Regions and their capitals Part 1

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
My Country Ghana
Sub-strand
The People of Ghana
Indicator
B2.2.1.1.1 – Identify the ethnic groups in each region of Ghana

Introduction

Tamale is a big city in the north. It is the capital of the Northern Region. Let us learn the rest of the capitals.

1. Northern and Other Regions

Northern and other regions
RegionCapital
NorthernTamale
SavannahDamongo
North EastNalerigu
Upper EastBolgatanga
Upper WestWa
BonoSunyani
Bono EastTechiman
OtiDambai
Map of northern and middle Ghana with regional capitals marked
Figure 1: Capitals of northern and other regions Copy the table of regions and capitals.Base map: NordNordWest, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tip: Say "Upper East – Bolgatanga, Upper West – Wa" to remember the two Upper regions.

New words

north
The direction towards the top of a map.
south
The direction towards the bottom of a map.
Savannah
Grassland with few trees.
locate
To find where something is.

Summary

  • Tamale is the capital of the Northern Region.
  • Bolgatanga and Wa are capitals of the Upper East and Upper West.
  • Sunyani, Techiman and Dambai are capitals of Bono, Bono East and Oti.

Class activity: Capital Match

  1. Use the region-and-capital cards.
  2. Match all 16 regions to their capitals.
  3. Check your answers with the table.

You need: Ghana map, Printed photographs of Ghanaian ethnic groups, Kente, Smock fabric samples

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. What is the capital of the Northern Region?

    • A. Tamale
    • B. Wa
    • C. Damongo
    • D. Ho
    Show answer
    Answer: TamaleTamale is the Northern capital.

  2. 2. Which is the capital of the Bono East Region?

    • A. Techiman
    • B. Sunyani
    • C. Goaso
    • D. Dambai
    Show answer
    Answer: TechimanTechiman is the Bono East capital.

  3. 3. Wa is the capital of the Upper West Region.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThat is correct.

  4. 4. Damongo is the capital of the Upper East Region.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseDamongo is the Savannah capital; Bolgatanga is Upper East.

  5. 5. The capital of the Oti Region is ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: DambaiDambai is the Oti capital.

  6. 6. Name the capital of the North East Region.

    Show answer
    Answer: NaleriguIt is the North East capital.

Homework

  1. Write all 16 regions and their capitals in your book.