Savelugu Municipal District
Savelugu Municipal District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Savelugu-Nanton District in 1988, which was created from the former West Dagomba District Council, until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status in March 2012 to become Savelugu-Nanton Municipal District.- Type: district of Ghana with 123,000 residents
- Description: Municipal District in Northern Region
- Also known as: “Savelugu”
- Neighbors: Tamale
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Savelugu.
Savelugu
Savelugu is a town in the Volta Basin of Ghana. It is the capital of Savelugu Municipal, with a population of 122,888.Savelugu Municipal District
- Location: Northern Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.6247° or 9° 37′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.8278° or 0° 49′ 40″ westPopulation
123,000Elevation
169 metres (554 feet)Open location code
6CXXJ5FC+VVGeoNames ID
7649029Wikidata ID
Q105473441
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In Other Languages
From Dagbani to Yoruba—“Savelugu Municipal District” goes by many names.
- Dagbani: “Savelugu District”
- Dagbani: “Savulugu Municipal District”
- Farefare: “Savelugu”
- Farefare: “Savulugu Municipal District”
- French: “Savelugu”
- French: “Savulugu Municipal District”
- Hausa: “Gundumar Birnin Savelugu”
- Hausa: “Savelugu Municipal District”
- Hausa: “Savelugu”
- Igbo: “Savelugu Municipal District”
- Igbo: “Savelugu”
- Kusaal: “Savelugu”
- Kusaal: “Savulugu Municipal District”
- Southern Dagaare: “Savelugu Munisipal Desekyere”
- Southern Dagaare: “Savelugu”
- Twi: “Savelugu”
- Twi: “Savulugu Municipal District”
- Yoruba: “Savelugu Municipal District”
- Yoruba: “Savelugu”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tamale International Airport and Tamale Fuelwood Forest Reserves.
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