Central Gonja District

Central Gonja District is one of the seven districts in Savannah Region, Ghana.[1] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger West Gonja District on 23 December 1988, until the part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor in August 2004 to create Central Gonja District; thus the remaining part has been retained as West Gonja Municipal District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 27 January 2020). The district assembly is located in the central part of Savannah Region and has Buipe as its capital town.

Central Gonja District
Districts of Savannah Region
Districts of Savannah Region
Central Gonja District is located in Ghana
Central Gonja District
Central Gonja District
Location of Central Gonja District within Savannah
Coordinates: 8°47′11.76″N 1°27′54.72″W
Country Ghana
RegionSavannah
CapitalBuipe
Government
  District ExecutiveIssifu Salisu Be-Awuriba
Area
  Total8,353 km2 (3,225 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total142,762[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-SA-CG

See also

  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.

References

8°47′11.76″N 1°27′54.72″W


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