Region Northern Region Area 5,796 km² | ISO 3166 code GH-NP-GU Capital Gushegu | |
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Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | ||
The Gushegu District is one of the twenty (20) districts in the Northern Region of north Ghana. Gushegu district is carved out of the former Eastern Dagomba district, and is the third largest district in Northern region. The capital is Gushegu which is 105 kilometres north east of Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region.
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Boundaries
To the north are East Mamprusi District and West Mamprusi District, to the south the Yendi District. The Saboba-Chereponi District is to the east and the Savelugu-Nanton District lies to the west.
Villages
The major and only town is the capital Gushegu, and the major villages in the district are:
Tourism
There are weaving and smock sewing centres at Karaga and Kpatinga. Being developed are the Daka Forest Reserve with a large monkey population and the Karaga Forest Resreve. The Greenwich Meridian passes through Namangbeni.