Gushegu-Karaga District Explained

Gushegu-Karaga District
Settlement Type:Former District
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gushegu-Karaga District within Northern
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Northern
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Gushegu
Leader Title:District Executive
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:9.9192°N -0.2181°W
Iso Code:GH-NP-GK

Gushegu-Karaga District is a former district that was located in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former East Dagomba District Council. However on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Gushegu District (capital: Gushegu) and Karaga District (capital: Karaga). The district assembly was located in the northeast part of Northern Region and had Gushegu as its capital town.

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9.9192°N -0.2181°W