BOLGATANGA

town, northern Ghana, on the Great North Road. The town is actually a dispersed settlement of mud-walled compounds, each surrounded by fields and spread over an area of about 160 square miles (410 square km). The cultivation of staple crops and stock raising are the chief occupations. The busy market in Bolgatanga is noted for colourful basketry. Pop. (1984 prelim.) 31,500.