Kassena-Nankana District Explained

Kassena-Nankana District
Settlement Type:Former District
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kassena-Nankana District within Upper East
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Upper East
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Navrongo
Leader Title:District Executive
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:10.8847°N -1.0903°W
Iso Code:GH-UE-KN

Kassena-Nankana District is a former district that was located in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts: Kassena-Nankana East District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 28 June 2012; capital: Navrongo) and Kassena-Nankana West District (capital: Paga). The district assembly was located in the western part of Upper East Region and had Navrongo as its capital town.

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10.8847°N -1.0903°W