Tolon District is one of the twenty seven 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
in 1988, when it harbored the district capital which was then created from the former
West Dagomba District
West 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 three new district assemblies: Tamale Municipal Dis ...
Council, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create
Kumbungu District
Kumbungu District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. The district assembly is located in the northwest part of Northern Region and has Kumbungu as its capital town.
Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Tolo ...
on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed to become Tolon District. The district assembly is located in the northwest part of Northern Region and has
Tolon as its capital town.
Communities in the District
There are many main-communities in the District. Under their kinship are also Sub-communities.
Institution
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Tolon Senior High School
See also
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GhanaDistricts.com
References
Districts of the Northern Region (Ghana)
Dagbon
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