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Tempane is a town and capital of Tempane District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Garu Tempane Secondary School. [1] [2] The school is a second cycle institution. [3]
Tempane District is one of the fifteen districts in the Upper East Region. [4] It was previously part of the then-larger Garu-Tempane District until the southeast part of the district was separated to form the Tempane District on 15 February 2018; the district assembly is located in the eastern part of the Upper East Region, with Tempane as its capital town. The majority of people in Tempane are farmers and peasant traders, with only a few government employees. To the east, the community is bordered by the Republic of Togo
The Upper East Region is located in northern Ghana and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regional capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. Other major towns in the region include Navrongo, Paga, Sandema, Bawku, and Zebilla.
Bawku Municipal District is one of the fifteen districts in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Bawku East District; which was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1439, until the southern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor in August 2004 to create Garu-Tempane District; thus the remaining part was elevated to municipal district assembly status on the same year to become Bawku Municipal District. However, on 28 June 2012, two parts of the district were later split off to create Binduri District and Pusiga District respectively; thus the remaining part has been retained as Bawku Municipal District. The municipality is located in the eastern part of Upper East Region and has Bawku as its capital town.
Garu District is one of the 15 districts in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Garu-Tempane District in 2004. The southeast part of the district was split off to create Tempane District on 15 February 2018 and the remaining part has been renamed as Garu District. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Upper East Region. Its administrative capital is Garu.
Garu - Tempane 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. Garu - Tempane is located in the Garu-Tempane district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Binduri is a constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one member of parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. Binduri was part of in the Bawku Municipal District of the Upper East Region of Ghana but has since June 2012 become a full district.
Asokore Mampong is the capital of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Popularly known for Kumasi Academy a senior high school and the SSNIT affordable housing projects. The chief of Asokore Mampong is Nana Boakye-Ansah Debrah.
Adenta is a small town and is the capital of Adenta Municipal district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The town is known for the West Africa Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution. It is also known for the SSNIT Housing. It is located on the Accra - Aburi Highway after Madina.
Nalerigu is the largest town in the East Mamprusi Municipal. It is home to the paramount chief (NaYiri) of the Mamprusis. With the addition of 6 new regions in 2018, Nalerigu was declared the capital of the North East Region of Ghana.
Sandema is the capital town of Builsa North District, a district in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Effiduase is a town and is the capital of Sekyere East, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Effiduase is known for the Effiduase Secondary Commercial School now Effiduase Senior High School and effiduasi senior high technical school. The Effiduase Secondary Commercial School is a second cycle institution. The Effiduase chief is Nana Adu Ameyaw II, Chief of the Ashanti sub-traditional council. Effiduase is made up of mostly traders. Effiduase is the district capital of Skyere East District. Effiduase houses the biggest hospital in its Sekyere East district.
Kukuom is a town in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. It's the Capital of Asunafo South District. Kukuom is known for The Kukuom Agric Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Wamfie is a town located in the Bono Region of Ghana. It is the capital of Dormaa East District. The town is known for the Mansen Commercial Day Senior High School. The school is a second cycle institution. It is located at an elevation of 289 meters above sea level and its population amounts to 41,345. Its coordinates are 7°18'0" N and 2°42'0" W.
Nkrankwanta is a town located in the Bono Region of Ghana, near the border of Ivory Coast. This town is the capital of Dormaa West (district). Notable educational institution located in this town is the Nkrankwanta Commercial Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
Bechem is a town and is the capital of Tano South district of the Ahafo of Ghana, and Bechem is the district capital for the Tano South Constituency. Bechem is located close to the capital town of Bono, Sunyani. The town is known for the Bechem Presbyterian Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution. The town has one of the best teacher training colleges in the country known as St. Joseph college (JOSCO) and it has two villages known to be Techimantia and Derma which both stand tall when it comes to tomato production in the country.
Garu is a town and is the administrative capital of Garu District, a district in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana.
The Greater Accra Regional Hospital is a major regional hospital located in Accra, Ghana.
Garu 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 Garu constituency is located in the Garu-Tempane District of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Tempane 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 Tempane constituency is located in the Garu-Tempane District of the Upper East Region of Ghana. It was created in 2012 by dividing the Garu-Tempane constituency in two.
Garu-Tempane District is a former district that was located in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Bawku East District in August 2004. However, on 15 March 2018, it was split out into two new districts: Garu District and Tempane District. The district assembly was located in the eastern part of Upper East Region and had Garu as its capital town.
David Adakudugu was a Ghanaian politician and member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Tempane (New) Constituency in the Upper East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.