Bole (Ghana)
Coordinates: 9 ° 2 ′ N , 2 ° 30 ′ W
Bole is the capital of the Bole District in the Savannah Region in Ghana . It has 12,921 inhabitants (2010 census).
Bole is in a sparsely populated area and is the only urban center in the Bole District. The city is known for an old clay mosque , which is often referred to as the second oldest of its kind in Ghana after the mosque of Larabanga . It is located about fifty meters behind a large, modern mosque that shapes the cityscape. Two other clay mosques in Bole, located on the main road, are said to date from the 18th century. The thoroughfare connects the city with the regional capitals Kumasi and Wa . There is a district hospital and post office in Bole.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2010 Population & Housing Census. District Analytical Report. Bole District. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Ghana Statistical Service, October 2014, p. 63 , archived from the original on March 16, 2015 ; accessed on January 18, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bole. Ministry of Food & Agriculture, Republic of Ghana, accessed January 18, 2015 .
- ^ Philip Briggs: Ghana . 6th edition. Bradt, Chalfont St Peter 2014, ISBN 978-1-84162-478-5 , pp. 440 .
- ^ Social Infrastructure. Bole District Assembly, accessed January 18, 2015 .
