Gushegu Municipal District

Gushegu Municipal District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, . Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Gushegu-Karaga District in 1988, which was created from the former East Dagomba District Council, until the western part…
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  • Type: district of Ghana with 154,000 residents
  • Description: district in Northern Region, Ghana
  • Also known as: Gushegu District”, “Gushiegu”, and “Gushiegu Municipal District

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gushegu.

Town
is the capital city of the District, a district located in the Northern Region of . It is an important city in the Kingdom of Dagbon. It is located in the eastern part of Dagbong with Naa Yab' Gushe-Naa as its traditional head. is situated 7 km southwest of Gushegu Municipal District.

Gushegu Municipal District

Latitude
9.9703° or 9° 58′ 13″ north
Longitude
-0.1877° or 0° 11′ 16″ west
Population
154,000
Elevation
174 metres (571 feet)
Open location code
6CXXXRC6+4W
Geo­Names ID
7647396
Wiki­data ID
Q3121018
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Yoruba—“Gushegu Municipal District” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Гушиегу
  • Cebuano: Gushiegu
  • Dagbani: Gushegu District
  • Dagbani: Gushiegu District
  • Dutch: Gushiegu District
  • French: Gushiegu
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: Gushegu District
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: Gushegu Municipal District
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: Gushiegu Municipal District
  • Hausa: Gushiegu Municipal District
  • Igbo: Gushiegu Municipal District
  • Igbo: Gushiegu
  • Italian: distretto di Gushiegu
  • Italian: Distretto municipale di Gushegu
  • Mossi: GUSHEGU
  • Southern Dagaare: Gushegu Munisipal Desekyere
  • Spanish: Gushiegu
  • Swedish: Gushegu District
  • Swedish: Gushiegu District
  • Yoruba: Gushiegu Municipal District

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