West Dagomba District Explained

West Dagomba District
Settlement Type:Former District Council
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of West Dagomba District within Northern
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Northern
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Tamale
Leader Title:District Executive
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:9.4084°N -0.8405°W
Iso Code:GH-NP-__

West Dagomba District is a former district council that was located in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1975. However on 1988, it was split off into three new district assemblies: Tamale Municipal District (capital: Tamale), Savelugu-Nanton District (capital: Savelugu) and Tolon-Kumbungu District (capital: Tolon). The district assembly was located in the western part of Northern Region and had Tamale as its capital town.

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9.4084°N -0.8405°W