The ancestry of Bolgatanga is traced to one Awagya. Many many years ago, Mr. Awogya and some of his people migrated from Zorkor in the Bongo District and settled at a place now known and called Bolgatanga. They found a place in the centre of Bolga with very soft sand suitable for plastering houses. Soft sand in Gurune is called “Boli” But outside the center were also rocks or bolders which in Gurune are also called “ Tanga”. Following the advent of the white man the area which was known as Bolitanga was called Bolgatanga. Bolgatanga has developed over the years and is the regional capital of the Upper East Region. it has five Senior high Schools. These include the Bolgatanga Senior High School, the Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School and the Bolgatanga Technical Institute. It has a number of storey buildings which serves as offices for government departments. There is a regional Hospital which also serves as a referral point for the districts. The Bolgatanga municipality is also blessed with a number of tourist attractions. They include the smock market, the basket market and the leather works. The people are peasant farmers and their staple crops are naara-early millet, sorghum and groundnuts.
Compiled by Isaac Asare
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