Official Name: | Bunkpurugu |
Nickname: | B Town |
Settlement Type: | District Capital |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bunkpurugu in North East region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North East region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bunkpurugu Nyankpanduri District |
Government Type: | Monarchy |
Leader Title: | Chief |
Leader Name: | Alhaji Abuba Nasimong |
Leader Title1: | DCE |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | — |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | GMT |
Timezone Dst: | GMT |
Coordinates: | 10.5167°N -6°W |
Elevation M: | 229 |
Bunkpurugu is a small town and is the capital of Bunkpurugu Nakpanduri district, a district in the North East Region of Ghana adjacent to the border with Togo.[1] It was formerly the capital of the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District.[2] [3]