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.
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.