Central Gonja District Explained

Central Gonja District
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Central Gonja District within Savannah
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Savannah
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Buipe
Leader Title:District Executive
Leader Name:Issifu Salisu Be-Awuriba
Area Total Km2:8353
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:142,762
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:8.7866°N -1.4652°W
Iso Code:GH-SA-CG

Central Gonja District is one of the seven districts in Savannah Region, Ghana.[1] The Black Volta forms the southern boundary of Central Gonja with Kintampo North District, and the White Volta flows north to south splitting the district in two.[2] 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.

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8.7866°N -1.4652°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Gonja District . 2013-06-18 . 2013-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614155220/http://centralgonja.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Central Gonja . 2024-03-04 . mofa.gov.gh.