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.