Mion District is one of the sixteen districts in
Northern Region,
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
Yendi District in 1988, which was created from the former
East Dagomba District
East 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 four new district assemblies: Yendi Municipal Distr ...
Council, until the western part of the district was later split off to create Mion District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining original part has bee retained to become
Yendi Municipal District
Yendi Municipal District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Yendi District, which was created from the former East Dagomba District Council, ...
(which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008). The district assembly is located in the central part of Northern Region and has
Sang as its capital town.
Location
Its northern neighbours are the Gushegu Municipal and Karaga Districts. To the east is the Yendi Municipal District. The districts bordering Mion District on the west are Tamale Metropolis, Savelugu Municipal and Nanton District. On the south, it borders Nanumba North District and East Gonja Municipal.
Population
According to the 2010 Ghana housing census, the total population is 81,812. This is made up of 40,649 males and 41,163 females.
References
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Districts of the Northern Region (Ghana)
Northern Region (Ghana)