East Dagomba District Explained

East Dagomba District
Settlement Type:Former District Council
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of East Dagomba District within Northern
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Northern
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Yendi
Leader Title:District Executive
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:9.4408°N -0.0059°W
Iso Code:GH-NP-__

East Dagomba District is a former district council that was located in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1975. However, on 1988, it was split off into four new district assemblies: Yendi Municipal District (capital: Yendi), Gushegu-Karaga District (capital: Gushegu), Saboba-Chereponi District (capital: Saboba) and Zabzugu-Tatale District (capital: Zabzugu). The district assembly was located in the eastern part of Northern Region and had Yendi as its capital town.

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9.4408°N -0.0059°W