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.