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Upper East Region, Ghanai
Regional Level Types
Upper East RegionRegion
GhanaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bawku56,830 (2012)
Bolgatanga54,430 (2012)
Navrongo25,470 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
195208
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195208:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Haut Ghana oriental, Ghana
German:
Obere Ostregion, Ghana
Italian:
regione Nordorientale, Ghana
Russian:
Верхний Восточный регион, Гана
Simplified Chinese:
東北地區, 加纳
Spanish:
Región Alta Oriental, Ghana
Arabic:
منطقة الشرق الأعلى, غانا
Belarusian:
Верхні ўсходні рэгіён, Гана
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Верхні ўсходні рэгіён, Гана
Bengali:
আপার ইস্ট অঞ্চল, ঘানা
Breton:
Upper East, Ghana
Bulgarian:
Горноизточен регион, Гана
Catalan:
regió Superior Oriental, Ghana
Cebuano:
Upper East Region, Ghana
Danish:
Upper East, Ghana
Dutch:
Upper East, Ghana
Esperanto:
Orienta Supro, Ganao
Farsi/Persian:
منطقه شرق علیا, غنا
Finnish:
Upper East Ghana, Ghana
Greek:
Περιφέρεια Απώτερης Ανατολής, Γκάνα
Gujarati:
અપર પૂર્વ પ્રદેશ, ઘાના
Hausa:
Yankin Upper East, Gana
Hindi:
ऊपरी पूर्वी क्षेत्र, घाना
Indonesian:
Region Timur Atas, Ghana
Japanese:
アッパー・イースト州, ガーナ
Kannada:
ಅಪ್ಪರ್ ಈಸ್ಟ್ ರೀಜನ್, ಘಾನಾ
Korean:
어퍼이스트주, 가나
Latvian:
Austrumaugšējais reģions, Gana
Lithuanian:
Aukštutinis Rytų regionas, Gana
Malay:
Upper East Region, Ghana
Marathi:
अप्पर ईस्ट प्रदेश, घाना
Mingrelian:
ჟიმოლენი ბჟაეიოლი რეგიონი
Northern Frisian:
Upper East
Norwegian:
Upper East, Ghana
Polish:
Górny Region Wschodni, Ghana
Portuguese:
Alto Oriental, Gana
Romanian:
Regiunea Superioară de Est, Ghana
Sinhalese:
ඉහල නැගෙනහිර පළාත, ඝානාව
South Azerbaijani:
یوخاری دوغو اوستانی
Swedish:
Övre östra regionen, Ghana
Tamil:
அப்பர் கிழக்கு பகுதி, கானா
Telugu:
అప్పర్ ఈస్ట్ ప్రాంతం, ఘనా
Thai:
อัปเปอ อีส รีเจี้ยน, กานา
Traditional Chinese:
東北地區, 加納
Turkish:
Yukarı Doğu Bölgesi, Gana
Ukrainian:
Верхня Східна область, Гана
Urdu:
اپر ایسٹ ریجن, گھانا
Vietnamese:
Vùng Thượng Đông, Ghana
Wu Chinese:
东北地区


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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_East_Region
Wikidata ID:Q712828
GeoNames ID:2294291

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