North Tongu District

North Tongu District
—  District  —
North Tongu District Location of Adidome in Ghana
Coordinates: 06°04′26.66″N 00°29′59.25″E / 6.0740722°N 0.4997917°E / 6.0740722; 0.4997917Coordinates: 06°04′26.66″N 00°29′59.25″E / 6.0740722°N 0.4997917°E / 6.0740722; 0.4997917
Country	Ghana
Region	Volta Region
Government
– District Chief Executive	Bubey Dzinadu
Area
– Land	1,460 km2 (563.7 sq mi)
Population (2002)
– Total	130,410
Time zone	GMT
Area code(s)	+233 36 26
ISO 3166 code	GH-TV-NT

The North Tongu District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. It was first established in 1989 as the Adidome District. The name was later changed as people pushed for a more unifying name for the district.^[1]

Boundaries

The district's northern neighbour is the Ho Municipal District and the Akatsi District to the east. The South Tongu District is to the south east. To the west is the Asuogyaman District located in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Dangme East and the Dangme West Districts in the Greater Accra Region are the district's south eastern neighbours.^[1]

The vegetation lies in the Tropical Savannah Grassland zone. The Volta River cuts the district into two halves from north to south.^[1]

See also

• North Tongu (Ghana parliament constituency)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Volta Region - North Tongu". GhanaDistricts.com. http://ghanadistricts.com/districts/?news&r=7&_=128. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 

Sources

• Districts of Ghana at statoids.com
• GhanaDistricts.com

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