West Dagomba District is a former district council that was located in
Northern Region,
Ghana
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. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1975. However on 1988, it was split off into three new district assemblies:
Tamale Municipal District
Tamale Metropolitan District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as a municipal district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Tamale Municipal District, which was created from the former West Dagomba Di ...
(capital:
Tamale
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),
Savelugu-Nanton District
Savelugu-Nanton Municipal District is a former district that was located in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988; which was created from the former West Dagomba District Council. It was later elevate ...
(capital:
Savelugu
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) and
(capital:
Tolon). The district assembly was located in the western part of Northern Region and had
Tamale
A tamale, in Spanish tamal, is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf. The wrapping can either be discarded prior to eating or used as a plate. Tamale ...
as its capital town.
References
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1988 disestablishments in Africa
Districts of the Northern Region (Ghana)
Former districts of Ghana
States and territories disestablished in 1988