Savelugu-Nanton Municipal District Explained

Savelugu-Nanton Municipal District
Settlement Type:Former Municipal District
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Savelugu-Nanton Municipal District within Northern
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Northern
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Savelugu
Leader Title:District Executive
Leader Name:Abdullah Red
Area Total Km2:1790
Population As Of:2013
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:9.624°N -0.828°W
Iso Code:GH-NP-SN

Savelugu-Nanton Municipal District is a former district that was located in Northern Region, Ghana.[1] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988; which was created from the former West Dagomba District Council. It was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 March 2012. However on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Savelugu Municipal District (capital: Savelugu) and Nanton District (capital: Nanton). The municipality was located in the eastern part of Northern Region and had Nanton as its capital town.

Background

Savelugu-Nanton Municipal District had 149 communities, of which five were area councils, aside Savelugu being the capital. The area councils were Nanton, Pong-Tamale, Diare, Moglaa and Tampion. The population of this district according to the 2000 population census was 91,415 having a growth rate of 3%. 109,442 was the projected population as at March 2006 with its breakdown being 49% male and 51% female with a land area of 1790.7 km2.

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9.624°N -0.828°W

Notes and References

  1. http://savelugunanton.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/ Savelugu-Nanton district