Bongo District

Bongo District
District

Districts of Upper East region
Bongo District
Bongo District in Upper East region
Coordinates: 10°54′28″N 0°48′29″W / 10.90778°N 0.80806°W / 10.90778; -0.80806Coordinates: 10°54′28″N 0°48′29″W / 10.90778°N 0.80806°W / 10.90778; -0.80806
Region Upper East Region
Capital Bongo
Government
 • District Executive Alexis Ayamdor Adugdaa
Area
 • Total 488 km2 (188 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total —
 • Density 1.83/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-UE-BG

Bongo District is one of the nine (9) districts in the Upper East Region of north Ghana. The capital is Bongo.

Geography and climate

Geography

Bongo District is near the town of Bolgatanga, the Upper East Region's capital. It shares borders with Kassena-Nankana District in the west and the Bolgatanga Municipal District in the south. The total area is 459 square kilometers.

Climate

The area is generally flat with occasional outcrops of rocks at an altitude of 200 m. The landscape has little vegetation. The landscape borders on the Sudan Savannah Zone although technically in the Guinea Savannah Zone. The area is in danger of desertification. There is an average of 70 rain days a year, with an annual rainfall of 600-1,400 mm.

Tourism

The Bongo Rocks is a top tourism site, which provides a beautiful view of all the Bongo district landscape, and allow an easy ascent. They have an intricate numbering system that leads to the top. The resonating rocks are hard to find.

Economy

The predominant occupation in Bongo District is subsistence farming along with some handicraft production.

Healthcare

The Bongo District contains one health center with 6 sub-clinics located throughout the district.

Education

There are two senior secondary schools, thirteen junior secondary schools and forty primary schools.

Demographics

Nearly 90 percent of the district's inhabitants speak Gurene.

Sources

  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.
  • Bongo District Website
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