Garu District is one of the 15 districts in

Upper East Region The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regi ...

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger

Garu-Tempane District Garu-Tempane District is a former district that was located in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Bawku East District in August 2004. However, on 15 March 2018, it was split out into two new districts: G ...

in 2004. The southeast part of the district was split off to create Tempane District on 15 February 2018 and the remaining part has been renamed as Garu District. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Upper East Region. Its administrative capital is Garu. Like many districts in the Upper East Region, agriculture likely plays a significant role in the local economy. Many residents are engaged in subsistence farming and petty trading. Garu Community Senior High is a senior high school located in the district The predominant local language spoken in Garu is Kusaal, which is common in that part of Ghana. The district experiences a tropical savanna climate, typical of northern Ghana, with a single rainy season followed by a long dry season. Their member of parliament is HON. ALBERT AKUKA ALALZUUGA

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