Tumu is a small town and is the capital of Sissala East Municipal Assembly, a municipal in the

Upper West Region The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East Region to the east, Northern Region (Ghana), Northern Region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional ...

of northern

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, adjacent to the

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with

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. The Municipality has a population of 80,619, with 39,868 males and 40,751 females, according to 2021 population and housing census. The town consists mainly of the Sissala by tribe. Tumu is connected by road to the town of

Navrongo Navrongo is a town and the capital of Kassena-Nankana Municipal District in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. Navrongo is an important market town, known for its cathedral and its grotto. It hou ...

. Tumu is the nearest town to Gbele Resource Centre, the fourth largest reserve in Ghana.

Tourism

The Tumu town tourist site is based on the environment and the people within the town, starting from the rivers and dams (only) that serve as the main source of water to the nearby people until the Ghana Water Company Limited ( GWC) extended their pipelines to almost all parts of the town. The town has one hotel, Hill Top Hotel, a number of Lodges, Gateway Travelers Lodge, and a number of guest house, Silti Guest House, and restaurants.. The Tumu Chief Palace is also one of the oldest palace in the municipality.

Education

* Midwifery Training College, Tum

* Tumu College of Education

References

{{coord, 10, 53, N, 1, 59, W, region:GH_type:city, display=title Populated places in Sissala East Municipal District