Bawku Municipal District

Bawku Municipal District
Municipal
Districts of Upper East region
Bawku Municipal District Bawku Municipal in Upper East region
Coordinates: 11°3′N 0°14′W / 11.050°N 0.233°W / 11.050; -0.233
Region	Upper East Region
Capital	Bawku
Government
• District Executive	Musah Abdullai
Area
• Total	1,275 km2 (492 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	—
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
ISO 3166 code	GH-UE-BA

The Bawku Municipal District is one of the nine (9) districts in the Upper East Region of north Ghana. The capital is Bawku.

Demographics

The Kusasis (Kusaal) are the indigenous inhabitant population of the Bawku area. There are however large immigrant populations from other locations in northern and southern Ghana as well as from Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo, Niger and Nigeria.

Economy

The district is characterized by agriculture, with tomatoes, soya beans and onions being amongst the main crops.

Administrative divisions

It is made of the following constituencies:

• Bawku Central
• Binduri
• Pusiga

The district contains the following towns and villages. Of note are:

Gallery

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  Bawku Landscape in the Rainy Season

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  Work on the Yendi-Bawku Road. 1953

Sources

• "Districts of Ghana". Statoids. 

Districts and Capitals of the Upper East Region of Ghana
Municipal	Bawku Municipal (Capital: Bawku) Bolgatanga Municipal (Capital: Bolgatanga)
District	Bawku West (Capital: Zebilla) Bongo (Capital: Bongo) Builsa (Capital: Sandema) Garu-Tempane (Capital: Garu) Kassena-Nankana (Capital: Navrongo) Kassena Nankana West (Capital: Paga) Talensi-Nabdam (Capital: Tongo)

Coordinates: 11°3′N 0°14′W / 11.050°N 0.233°W / 11.050; -0.233