Tamale Metropolitan District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Tamale Municipal District, which was created from the former West Dagomba District Council, until it was elevated to metropolitan district assembly status in August 2004. Later, a small northern part of the district was split off to create Sagnarigu District on 24 June 2012 (which it later was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Sagnarigu Municipal District); thus the remaining part has been retained as Tamale Metropolitan District. The metropolis is located in the northwest part of Northern Region and has Ghana as its capital city (which is also the capital city of the Northern Region). The metro poly is the central business hub of the region.
It has population of about 233252 as of 2010. The population living in urban localities (80.08%) is higher than that living rural localities (19.1%) of the metropolis. the number of women is also high than that of the men.
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tamale, metropolitan, district, sixteen, districts, northern, region, ghana, originally, created, municipal, district, assembly, 1988, when, known, tamale, municipal, district, which, created, from, former, west, dagomba, district, council, until, elevated, me. Tamale Metropolitan District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region Ghana Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Tamale Municipal District which was created from the former West Dagomba District Council until it was elevated to metropolitan district assembly status in August 2004 Later a small northern part of the district was split off to create Sagnarigu District on 24 June 2012 which it later was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Sagnarigu Municipal District thus the remaining part has been retained as Tamale Metropolitan District The metropolis is located in the northwest part of Northern Region and has Ghana as its capital city which is also the capital city of the Northern Region The metro poly is the central business hub of the region Tamale Metropolitan DistrictMetropolitan DistrictView of high street in Tamale Tamale Metropolitan DistrictSealNickname lt sm gt Tamale Metropolis lt sm gt Districts of Northern RegionTamale Metropolitan DistrictLocation of Tamale Metropolitan District within NorthernCoordinates 9 24 30 1 N 0 50 25 63 W 9 408361 N 0 8404528 W 9 408361 0 8404528Country GhanaRegionNorthernCapitalTamaleGovernment Metropolitan Chief ExecutiveMusah SuperiorArea Total731 km2 282 sq mi Population 2021 Total374 744 1 Time zoneUTC 0 GMT ISO 3166 codeGH NP TA Contents 1 Demographics 2 Location 3 See also 4 Sources 5 ReferencesDemographics edit nbsp Clay house compound in the rural areaIt has population of about 233252 as of 2010 The population living in urban localities 80 08 is higher than that living rural localities 19 1 of the metropolis the number of women is also high than that of the men Location editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it March 2022 See also editRussian Bungalows DimalaSources edit Districts of Ghana Statoids GhanaDistricts com Ghana statistical service 2 References edit Ghana Administrative Division Statsghana gov gh statsghana gov gh Retrieved 2019 06 22 9 24 30 1 N 0 50 25 63 W 9 408361 N 0 8404528 W 9 408361 0 8404528 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tamale Metropolitan District amp oldid 1136296059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
