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Also known as N/R, Northern

administrative region in Ghana

Key facts

Country
Ghana
Capital
Tamale
Regional minister
Ali Adolf John
Total
26,534 km (10,245 sq mi)
Density
87.094/km (225.57/sq mi)
Per capita
$5,150
Time zone
GMT
Area code
037
Iso 3166 code
GH-NP
Hdi 2021
0.539 , low · 10th

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
region of Ghana
Country
Ghana
Located in
Ghana
Continent
Africa
Capital
Tamale
Area
70384
Shares border with
Oti Region
Image
Tamale.jpg
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Commons category
Northern Region (Ghana)
language used
Southern Birifor
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Encyclopedic overview

The Northern Region is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana. It is situated in the northern part of the country and ranks as the second largest of the sixteen regions. Before its division, it covered an area of 25,000 square kilometres, representing 10 percent of Ghana's area. In December 2018, the Savannah Region and North East Region were created from it. The Northern Region is divided into 16 districts. The region's capital is Tamale, Ghana's third-largest city.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Northern Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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