Zuarungu
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Zuarungu is a town in the Upper East Region of Ghana
. Zuarungu was formerly a regional capital, until Bolgatanga
, four miles to the west, offered land to build a hospital, and the seat of government was moved there. The people of Zuarungu are mostly Frafra
people with a small minority of workers and immigrants from nearby areas and other regions of Ghana. Zuarungu has seen little development.
The Nkrumah
government established a meat factory in Zuarungu, which was a core economic benefit for the people. The factory is now closed down due to mismanagement and corruption.
Zuarungu has numerous primary and junior secondary schools. The Zuarungu Senior Secondary school is located on the former campus of an Anglican vocational school.
Annual Agricultural Shows were held here in Zuarungu where harvests and various types of farming technologies were displayed. Unfortunately, these shows ceased many years ago.
But there is an annual food bazaar called "Dinoma" meaning tasty food festival which is celebrated in Zuarungu-Moshie (a small village under Zuarungu) to showcase traditional mouth-watering dishes. Most of these dishes displayed at the festival are always at the verge of extinction as they have been neglected for a long time due to modern trends and tastes. The festival is not only a food bazaar but also displays traditional drumming and dancing with the distinctive "Gulkanatega" drums and their dancing.
The people of Zuarungu live in family unit houses built sometimes with mud, but in recent years with blocks and roofed previously with grass and sometimes now with aluminium zinc.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. Zuarungu was formerly a regional capital, until Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga, colloquially known as Bolga, is the capital of both the Bolgatanga Municipal District and the Upper East Region of Ghana, and has a population of about 72,000...
, four miles to the west, offered land to build a hospital, and the seat of government was moved there. The people of Zuarungu are mostly Frafra
Frafra
Frafra is a colonialist term given to a subset of Gurunsi peoples living in northern Ghana and their language. The larger group of Gurunsi peoples inhabit both southern Burkina Faso and northern Ghana...
people with a small minority of workers and immigrants from nearby areas and other regions of Ghana. Zuarungu has seen little development.
The Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana...
government established a meat factory in Zuarungu, which was a core economic benefit for the people. The factory is now closed down due to mismanagement and corruption.
Zuarungu has numerous primary and junior secondary schools. The Zuarungu Senior Secondary school is located on the former campus of an Anglican vocational school.
Annual Agricultural Shows were held here in Zuarungu where harvests and various types of farming technologies were displayed. Unfortunately, these shows ceased many years ago.
But there is an annual food bazaar called "Dinoma" meaning tasty food festival which is celebrated in Zuarungu-Moshie (a small village under Zuarungu) to showcase traditional mouth-watering dishes. Most of these dishes displayed at the festival are always at the verge of extinction as they have been neglected for a long time due to modern trends and tastes. The festival is not only a food bazaar but also displays traditional drumming and dancing with the distinctive "Gulkanatega" drums and their dancing.
The people of Zuarungu live in family unit houses built sometimes with mud, but in recent years with blocks and roofed previously with grass and sometimes now with aluminium zinc.