Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga, Upper East
Regional capital known for basketry, leatherwork, and its annual Feok festival.
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Map & GIS layers
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Flooding risk, walkability, transit, schools, and more — each scored 1–5 with sources you can audit.
Map insights
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Lifestyle
Risks & utilities
- Mixed
Noise level
Road, nightlife, and industrial noise exposure
Score3.0 / 5Market activity concentrated in the centre; residential quarters quieten sharply after dusk.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Good
Markets
Day markets, supermarkets, farmers' markets
Score4.0 / 58 mapped markets features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 8 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.2 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Excellent
Schools
International, private, and public school density
Score5.0 / 526 mapped schools features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 26 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.6 km
As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap, Ghana schools geocoding workbook, OpenStreetMap/Nominatim, SHS Select, GES/EMIS verification queue - Limited
Transit
Trotros, taxis, and commuter routes
Score2.0 / 53 mapped bus stops inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Transit summary still reflects broader trotro, taxi, and commuter-route access; the map score uses weighted bus-stop count and nearest-stop distance.
Score model
- Mapped feature count65% · 3 features
- Nearest mapped feature35% · 0.9 km
As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap - Elevated indicative risk
Flood risk
Rainy-season waterlogging and catchment zones
Score2.0 / 5Indicative, non-authoritative exposure layer from 20 mapped waterways/water features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted local water-feature density, nearest water-feature distance, and low-weight EONET support. Confirm individual properties during inspection.
Score model
- Mapped waterways and water features45% · 20 features
- Nearest mapped water feature40% · 0.3 km
- NASA EONET regional support15% · 0 events
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap, NASA EONET, Habivista neighbourhood guide - Good
Green space
Parks, tree cover, and open green areas
Score4.0 / 57 mapped green space features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance, plus approximate mapped green area. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count35% · 7 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.6 km
- Mapped green area25% · 8.7 ha
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Excellent
Healthcare
Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies
Score5.0 / 513 mapped healthcare features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 13 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.3 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap, Ghana hospitals and health facilities geocoding workbook, Ghana Open Data health facilities CSV - Mixed
Walkability
How many daily trips you can do on foot
Score3.0 / 5Derived from transit score 3/5. Bolga central lorry park runs trotros and long-distance coaches to Tamale, Navrongo and onward to the Paga border. Shared taxis cover the town.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Mixed
Amenities
Shops, clinics, banks, and essentials within 10 min
Score3.0 / 55 named amenities within walking/short-drive range.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Mixed
Power reliability
Grid uptime and outage frequency
Score3.0 / 5Generally reliable on the main feeder; harmattan-season dust can trigger localised outages.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide
On the ground
Essentials
Safety context
●●●●●Calm regional capital of the Upper East. Hospitable, low-incident community; the Feok-festival weeks are the busiest point of the year.
Schools nearby
Named institutions with walking / driving distance.
- Bolgatanga Senior High School1.4 km
- Bolgatanga Technical University2.2 km
- Public primary schools0.6 km
What's nearby
Specific places people actually use.
- Bolgatanga Central Market
- Bolgatanga Regional Hospital
- Commercial bank branch
- Filling station
- Pharmacy
Typical prices in Bolgatanga
Market ranges based on current listings and recent transactions. GHS.
1 BR / month
$400 – $700
2 BR / month
$700 – $1,200
3 BR / month
$1,000 – $1,700
Avg. sale
GHS 190,000
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