Paga is a town in Upper East Region of Ghana, lying north of Bolgatanga.

[citation needed] Most of the inhabitants are farmers of the Kassena ethnic group, whose settlements and familial ties stretch over the colonial borders of Ghana into what is now Burkina Faso.

Many Kassenas in this small town Paga are multilingual, speaking their native Kasem and English among other languages.

[4] According to legend, Paga was founded c. 1400 by a young man named Naveh, who was saved by a crocodile while on a hunting expedition.

The founder of the town, Naveh, when searching for a desirable place to settle, exclaimed 'Ayipaga' which means 'My eye is fixed on this land'.