Kumbungu

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Kumbungu is a town in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region of Ghana. [1] Kumbungu is the capital of Kumbungu district. As of 2010, fertility rate in Kumbungu stood at 3.6 (above the national average of 3.5) and had a total population of 39,341 with an almost equal ratio of females to males. [2] Kumbungu has a market center that comes off every sixth day.

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Communities

Schools

Senior High Schools

  1. Kumbungu Senior High School [3]

Economic activities

Farming and petty trading make up a portion of the economic activities in the town.

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References

  1. "Chiefs, People of Kumbungu lauds govt". modernghana.com. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  2. "2010 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  3. "Kumbungu Senior High School - Explore Schools in Ghana Find and connect with all schools in Ghana SHS Vocational, Universities and more". 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

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