North Tongu District is one of the eighteen districts in

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. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger and original North Tongu District on 10 March 1989, with

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as its capital town, which was created from the former

Tongu District Tongu District is a former district council that was located in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1975. However on 10 March 1989, it was split off into two new district assemblies: South Tongu District (ca ...

Council, until the western part of the district was split off to create a new North Tongu District on 28 June 2012, with Battor Dugame as its capital town, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2081; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Central Tongu District, with

as its capital town, which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2077. The district assembly is located in the southwest part of Volta Region and has Battor Dugame as its capital town.

Boundaries

North Tongu District is bounded by: * the

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to the west, *

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and the

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to the east, *

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to the south east, and *

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to the north.

Topography

The vegetation lies in the Tropical Savannah Grassland zone. The Volta River cuts the district into two halves from north to south.

Villages

In addition to Battor Dugame, the capital and administrative centre, North Tongu District contains the following villages:

Sources

*
GhanaDistricts.com

External links

North Tongu District Official Website

References