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The Northern Region is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana. [4] It is situated in the northern part of the country and ranks as the second largest of the sixteen regions. Before its division, it covered an area of 25,000 square kilometres, representing 10 percent of Ghana's area. In December 2018, the Savannah Region and North East Region were ...
This is a list of Ghanaian regions by population, ranked according to the latest census, which took place on 26 September 2010.Past census data (1960, 1970, 1984, and 2000) is included for comparison.
At independence in March 1957, the Northern Territories, Ashanti, Trans-Volta Togoland and the Gold Coast came together to form Ghana. There were initially five regions. The Trans-Volta Togoland was combined with part of the Eastern Region and Northern Territories to form the Volta Region. [5] [6]
A Köppen climate classification map of Ghana. Ghana's topography. Ghana is characterized in general by low physical relief. The Precambrian rock system that underlies most of the nation has been worn down by erosion almost to a plain. [1] The highest elevation in Ghana, Mount Afadja in the Akwapim-Togo Ranges, rises 880 metres (2,890 ft) above ...
Tamale is located in the Kingdom of Dagbon, Ghana's oldest Kingdom. [5] Major ethnic groups who resided in Tamale are Dagomba, Gonja, Mamprusi, Akan, and Dagaaba. [3] The city grew from a small village to an important economic center in the Northern Territories after the British had established administrative headquarters in the area. It became ...
Pages in category "Populated places in the Northern Region (Ghana)" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
The following table presents a listing of Ghana's 16 regions ranked in order of their ... Region km 2; 1 Northern: 70,765 2 Ashanti: 24,869 3 Western: 23,941 4 Volta ...
NaYiri shows his support for the North East Region. The North East Region of Ghana was a proposed new region to be carved out of the existing Northern Region of Ghana. The creation of this new region was in fulfillment of a promise made by the New Patriotic Party prior to the 2016 Ghana general election.