Kulungugu
Kulungugu is a small town in the Upper East Region of Ghana and a minor entry point at the border of Burkina Faso and the Bawku Municipal District of Ghana.[1]
Kulungugu | |
|---|---|
Peri-urban area | |
  Kulungugu Location in Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 11°08′50″N 0°12′35″W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Upper East Region |
| District | Bawku Municipal District |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Kulungungu takes its name from a kapok tree which the founders called "gung" in the Kusasi language. This tree was near a river they called it "kul gung" in the kusaasi language and this has been corrupted to Kulungungu. Kulungugu is noted as the site of the Kulungugu Bomb Attack, a failed attempt at the assassination of Ghana's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.[2][3][4]
References
- "Kulungugu Bombsite | DearGhana". Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- "Nkrumah Wept By My bedside – Kulungugu bombing victim – Daily Guide Ghana". www.dailyguideghana.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- "Who Actually Tried To Kill Nkrumah At Kulungugu?". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- "August 1, 1962: Nkrumah is injured by an attempt on his life from a bomb in Kulungugu". Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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