Karaga District | |
|---|---|
) Districts of Northern Region | |
)  Karaga District Karaga District in Northern Region | |
| Coordinates: 9°48′N 0°30′W / 9.800°N 0.500°W | |
| Region | Northern Region |
| Capital | Karaga |
| Government | |
| • District Executive | Mohammed Abdulai Sandow |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | — |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-NP-KA |
Karaga District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. 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. The district assembly is located in the northeast part of Northern Region and has Karaga as its capital town.
Boundaries
Karaga District's western neighbour is Savelugu-Nanton District. To the north are West Mamprusi District and the East Mamprusi District. To the south and east is the Gushiegu District from which Karaga district was carved.[1]
References
- ^ "Northern » Karaga". Archived from the original on 2011-10-18.
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