Bolgatanga: History
=== Formation ===
The name Bolgotanga is derived from the Gurene words for migrant (Bolba) and pyramid, or gathering rock (Tanga). Historically, the town was located close to the Trans-Saharan trade route. Siddharth Kara writes that Bolgatanga served as a market where captives from the Sahel were sold to Hausa merchants as part of the African slave trade. Because many trade routes crossed the Gurensi region, by the end of the 19th century the area had grown into an important trade hub In 1910, Bolgatanga was connected with the rest of Ghana with the addition of a road.