| Official Name: | Garu |
| Settlement Type: | District Capital |
| Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Garu in Upper East region |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper East Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Garu-Tempane District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | — |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Timezone Dst: | GMT |
| Coordinates: | 10.85°N -10°W |
Garu is a town and is the administrative capital of Garu District, a district in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana.[1]
Garu is the only town in Ghana which is bordered by two countries: Republic of Togo to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. To the south by East Mamprusi District and to the west by Bawku Municipal.[2]
Hon. Albert Akuka Alalzuuga is the current member of Parliament in the Garu constituency under the ticket of the NDC.[3]
Garu Presbyterian Agricultural Station was established in 1967 by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) and is working to improve the living standards of the people in the area.[4]