Tolon-Kumbungu District

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Tolon-Kumbungu District
Former District
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Tolon-Kumbungu District
Location of Tolon-Kumbungu District within Northern
Coordinates: 9°25′51.6″N1°3′53.64″W / 9.431000°N 1.0649000°W / 9.431000; -1.0649000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Northern
Capital Tolon
Government
  District ExecutiveWahab Suhuyini Wumbei
Area
  Total2,389 km2 (922 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-NP-TK

Tolon-Kumbungu District is a former district that was located in Northern Region, Ghana. [1] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former West Dagomba District Council. However on 28 June 2012, it was split out into two new districts: Tolon District (capital: Tolon) and Kumbungu District (capital: Kumbungu). The district assembly was located in the central part of Northern Region and had Tolon as its capital town.

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Coordinates: 9°25′51.6″N1°3′53.64″W / 9.431000°N 1.0649000°W / 9.431000; -1.0649000