Nandom town and the multiple villages that surround it to the north, south, east, and west are inhabited by Dagara people. The Dagara of the Nandom municipal and the Dagaaba to the south of Nandom are the same ethnic group, though they speak two different dialects of the same language. The people of Nandom speak the Lobr dialect, and the Dagaaba to the south speak Ngmere (or Central Dàgááre). People in Nandom use the label 'Dagara' for the language and the people and southern speakers us the label 'Dagaaba' for the people and Dagaare for the language. These are, however, different pronunciations of the same language rather than names of the two dialects, as many people have taken them to be. The two dialects of the language are mutually intelligible.
Nandom used to be part of the Lawra-Nandom District. It became a district by itself in 2012 and in 2020 it became a municipal, called the Nandom Municipal, with a parliamentary representative in the Parliament of Ghana in the capital city of Accra. Nandom town is eight kilometres (five miles) east of the Volta River which is the natural border between Ghana and neighbouring Burkina Faso. There is a road running west of Nandom to the River Volta ending at the village of Dabagteng. Sixteen kilometres (10 mi) north of Nandom is a town called Hamile where there is a formal border between Ghana and Burkina Faso with customs and immigration offices. Many of the towns and villages across the border in southern Burkina Faso also speak the same dialect as the Dagara of Nandom. Other dialects such as Wiile and Ule are, also spoken in Burkina Faso.
The Catholic Basilica in Nandom is built of stone and used to be the largest Christian church in West Africa. Christian missionary activities in the area were introduced by the Catholic Missionaries of Africa (also called the White Fathers) in the 1930s. The Catholic church was built of stone through labour provided by the native people themselves.
In the middle of the town resides most of the members of the Muslim community. The majority of Muslims are from other parts of Ghana or neighboring Burkina Faso. Most of them are Mossi people from Burkina Faso who settled in the town several decades ago.
Nandom is the home of Nandom Senior High School, a Catholic school established by the FIC Brothers. The town is also home to the Nandom Technical School, also established by the FIC Brothers. St. Anne's Vocational School for girls was established by the Catholic church. There are also elementary schools: St. Andrew School, and St. Paul School. Most of the villages in the area have their own primary and/or middle schools.
^"Work to start on 670-km feeder roads in Upper West". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
January 05, 2023
nandom, capital, town, municipal, upper, west, region, ghana, towncoordinates, 85000, 75000, 85000, 75000, coordinates, 85000, 75000, 85000, 75000countryghanaregionupper, west, regiondistrict, districtelevation869, time, zonegmt, summer, town, multiple, villag. Nandom is the capital town of the Nandom Municipal of the Upper West Region of Ghana 1 2 NandomTownNandomCoordinates 10 51 00 N 2 45 00 W 10 85000 N 2 75000 W 10 85000 2 75000 Coordinates 10 51 00 N 2 45 00 W 10 85000 N 2 75000 W 10 85000 2 75000CountryGhanaRegionUpper West RegionDistrictNandom DistrictElevation869 ft 265 m Time zoneGMT Summer DST GMTNandom town and the multiple villages that surround it to the north south east and west are inhabited by Dagara people The Dagara of the Nandom municipal and the Dagaaba to the south of Nandom are the same ethnic group though they speak two different dialects of the same language The people of Nandom speak the Lobr dialect and the Dagaaba to the south speak Ngmere or Central Dagaare People in Nandom use the label Dagara for the language and the people and southern speakers us the label Dagaaba for the people and Dagaare for the language These are however different pronunciations of the same language rather than names of the two dialects as many people have taken them to be The two dialects of the language are mutually intelligible Nandom used to be part of the Lawra Nandom District It became a district by itself in 2012 and in 2020 it became a municipal called the Nandom Municipal with a parliamentary representative in the Parliament of Ghana in the capital city of Accra Nandom town is eight kilometres five miles east of the Volta River which is the natural border between Ghana and neighbouring Burkina Faso There is a road running west of Nandom to the River Volta ending at the village of Dabagteng Sixteen kilometres 10 mi north of Nandom is a town called Hamile where there is a formal border between Ghana and Burkina Faso with customs and immigration offices Many of the towns and villages across the border in southern Burkina Faso also speak the same dialect as the Dagara of Nandom Other dialects such as Wiile and Ule are also spoken in Burkina Faso The Catholic Basilica in Nandom is built of stone and used to be the largest Christian church in West Africa Christian missionary activities in the area were introduced by the Catholic Missionaries of Africa also called the White Fathers in the 1930s The Catholic church was built of stone through labour provided by the native people themselves In the middle of the town resides most of the members of the Muslim community The majority of Muslims are from other parts of Ghana or neighboring Burkina Faso Most of them are Mossi people from Burkina Faso who settled in the town several decades ago Nandom is the home of Nandom Senior High School a Catholic school established by the FIC Brothers The town is also home to the Nandom Technical School also established by the FIC Brothers St Anne s Vocational School for girls was established by the Catholic church There are also elementary schools St Andrew School and St Paul School Most of the villages in the area have their own primary and or middle schools References Edit Lawra District Work to start on 670 km feeder roads in Upper West Graphic Online Retrieved 2021 05 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nandom amp oldid 1096920679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
