Mempeasem | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Savannah Region |
| District | North Gonja District |
Mempeasem is a community in the North Gonja District in the Savannah Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3]
Mempeasem | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Savannah Region |
| District | North Gonja District |
Mempeasem is a community in the North Gonja District in the Savannah Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3]
Salaga is a town and is the capital of East Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of north Ghana. Salaga had a 2012 settlement population of 25,472 people. Salaga was the largest slave market in the 18th and 19th centuries.
East Gonja Municipal Assembly is one of the seven districts in Savannah Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as East Gonja District, until the eastern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 29 February 2008 to create Kpandai District ; thus the remaining part has been retained as East Gonja District. Later, it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become East Gonja Municipal District. However on 19 February 2019, the northern part of the district was later split off to create North East Gonja District; thus remaining part has been retained as East Gonja Municipal District. The municipality is located in the eastern part of Savannah Region and has Salaga as its capital town.
West Gonja Municipal Assembly is one of the seven districts in Savannah Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 23 December 1988 when it was known as West Gonja District, until the southern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor in August 2004 to create Central Gonja District; thus the remaining part was retained as West Gonja District. However, on 6 February 2012, the northern part of the district was later split off to create North Gonja District; thus the remaining part has been retained as West Gonja District. Later, it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 27 January 2020 to become West Gonja Municipal District. The municipality is located in the central part of Savannah Region and has Damongo as its capital town.
Buipe is a small town and the capital of Central Gonja District, in the Savannah Region of northern Ghana.
Damongo is a town and the capital of West Gonja Municipal. It was declared the capital of the Savannah Region on 12 February 2019. Damongo is home to Bikunuto Jewu Soale I, the paramount chief of the Gonja Kingdom. The languages spoken in Damongo include Gonja, Vagla, Hanga, Dagaare, Waale, Frafra, Kasim, Twi, Ewe, and Hausa. Damongo is renowned for hosting the prestigious Yagbon Skin.
Tampulma, anglicized as Tamprusi is a Mabia language of Ghana. It is primarily spoken in the Savannah Region. It is related to the languages of Deg, Sisaala and Vagla.
Daboya is the capital of the North Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of north Ghana. It was previously called Burugu by the Dagomba people. It was important in the trade route the stretched from Yendi to Bouna. This made Daboya one of the most important towns in Dagbon as at then. Today Daboya is represented by the Daboya-Mankarigu constituency. It is considered a historical place in Ghana. There is an Army Special Operations Training School at Daboya.
Kabachewura Alhaji Alhassan Joseph Braimah was a Ghanaian politician, author, chief of Kabuche. He was born into the Kanyase Royal family of Kpembe on the 31st of August, 1916 in now East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. He started his education at the Tamale Infant School. He continued later at the Salaga Primary School.
North East Gonja District is one of the seven districts in Savannah Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger East Gonja District in 1988, until the northern part of the district was split off to create North East Gonja District on 19 February 2019; while the remaining part has been retained as East Gonja Municipal District. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Savannah Region and has Kpalbe as its capital town.
Salaga North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one member of parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The Salaga North constituency is located in the East Gonja district of the Savannah Region of Ghana.
Salaga South is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The Salaga South constituency is located in the East Gonja district of the Savannah Region of Ghana.
Damango is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The Damango constituency is located in the West Gonja District of the Savannah Region of Ghana.
Daboya-Mankarigu is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by a first past the post system of election. The Daboya-Mankarigu constituency is located in the West Gonja District of the Savannah Region of Ghana. Mahama Asei Seini was elected as a member of parliament for the constituency on the ticket of New Patriotic Party during the 2020 Ghanaian general election.
North Gonja District is one of the seven districts in Savannah Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger West Gonja District on 23 December 1988, until the northern part of the district was split off on 28 June 2012 to create North Gonja District; thus the remaining part has been retained as West Gonja Municipal District. The district assembly is located in the central part of Savannah Region and has Daboya as its capital town. In 2023, the District Chief Executive is Adam Illiasu.
The Savannah Region is one of the newest regions of Ghana and yet the largest region in the country. The creation of the Region follows presentation of a petition by the Gonja Traditional Council, led by the Yagbonwura Tumtumba Boresa Jakpa I. Upon receiving favourable responses from all stakeholders in the Northern Region, the Brobbey Commission, a referendum was conducted on the 27th December 2018. The result was a resounding yes of 99.7%. The President of the Republic of Ghana signed and presented the Constitutional Instrument (CI) 115 to the Yagbonwura in the Jubilee House, Accra on 12 February 2019. The launch was well attended by sons and daughters of Gonjaland including all current and past Mps, MDCEs and all appointees with Gonjaland descent. Damongo was declared the capital of the new Savannah Region. It is located in the north of the country. The Savannah Region is divided into 7 districts; Bole, Central Gonja, North Gonja, East Gonja, Sawla/Tuna/Kalba, West Gonja, North East Gonja and 7 Constituencies; Bole/Bamboi, Damongo, Daboya/Mankarigu, Salaga North, Salaga South, Sawla/Tuna/Kalba and Yapei/Kusawgu. The capital of Bole district is Bole; East Gonja municipal is Salaga; West Gonja district is Damango; Sawla Tuna Kalba district is Salwa; Central Gonja is Buipe; North Gonja is Daboya; and North East Gonja is Kpalbe
Kpalbe or Palbe is a town in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the North East Gonja District.
Jira Bikunuto Jewu Soale I is the 34th Yagbonwura of the Gonja kingdom. He succeeded the late Sulemana Tumtunba Boresa I. He was eskinned on Monday, 20 March 2023 at Nyange, the ancient capital of Gonja. Incumbent Vice-President of Ghana Mahamudu Bawumia and former President of Ghana John Mahama attended the esnkinment. He is from the Tuluwe gate.
The Gonja-Mamprusi conflict is a conflict between the members of the Gonjas and the Mamprusis at Lukula in the North Gonja district in the Savannah Region, Ghana. The conflict first began in 2019 when the government of Ghana intended to create the Savannah Region and North East Region out of the Northern Region.
Lukula is a farming community in the North Gonja District in the Savannah Region of Ghana.
Salaga Senior High School, also known by its acronym SASS is a second-cycle co-education institution located in Salaga, the district capital of Central Gonja Municipal in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It is a grade C school with the motto "Truth Stands". It was established in September 1976 and has an enrolment of 1800 students which are mixed day students and boarders.