Gushegu Municipal District | |
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Municipal District | |
) Districts of Northern Region | |
)  Gushegu Municipal District Gushegu Municipal District in Northern Region | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′N 0°19′W / 9.917°N 0.317°W | |
| Region | Northern Region |
| Capital | Gushegu |
| Government | |
| • District Executive | Alhassan Fuseini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,796 km2 (2,238 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 111,259[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-NP-GU |
Gushegu Municipal District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana.[2] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Gushegu-Karaga District in 1988, which was created from the former East Dagomba District, until part of the district was split off create Karaga District on 27 August 2004; thus the remaining original part was renamed as Gushegu District. It was later upgraded to municipal district assembly status on that same year. The municipality is located in the northeast part of Northern Region and has Gushegu as its capital town.
Boundaries
To the north are East Mamprusi District and West Mamprusi District, to the south the Yendi District. The Saboba-Chereponi District is to the east and the Savelugu-Nanton District lies to the west. Gushegu is 105 kilometres north east of Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region.[3]
Villages
The major and only town is the capital Gushegu, and the major villages in the district are:
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Tourism
There are weaving and smock sewing centres at Karaga and Kpatinga. Being developed are the Daka Forest Reserve with a large monkey population and the Karaga Forest Resreve. The Greenwich Meridian passes through Namangbeni.[5]
References
- ^ http://www2.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/2010_District_Report/Northern/GUSHEGU.pdf
- ^ Gushegu District
- ^ "Northern Region » Gushegu". GhanaDistricts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ "district information". Gushegu District Assembly. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ "Tourism Attractions". GhanaDistricts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
Sources
- "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
- GhanaDistricts.com