Yunyoo

Last updated

Yunyoo
Ghana adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Yunyoo
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 10°28′56.5″N0°1′0.9″W / 10.482361°N 0.016917°W / 10.482361; -0.016917
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region North East Region
District Yunyoo-Nasuan District
Seat Yunyoo constituency
Government
  TypeDistrict Assembly
  BodyYunyoo-Nasuan District Assembly
  Chief ExecutiveOscar Liwaal
Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) GMT
Ghana Post GPS
NP
Area code +233 37 21

Yunyoo is the capital of the Yunyoo-Nasuan District in the North East Region of Ghana. The district was one of the new ones inaugurated on 15 March 2018 in Ghana. [1]

Yunyoo is linked by a road entering it from Bunkpurugu in the east and running westwards and connecting to the N2 highway at its end. It is at an elevation of 252 metres. The nearest airport in Ghana is the Tamale Airport in the capital of the Northern Region. [2]

Nakpanduri is located to the north west, Nasuan to the west and Bunkpurugu to the east.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Accra</span> Capital and the largest city of Ghana

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi), had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and the larger Greater Accra Region, 3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi), had a population of 5,455,692 inhabitants. In common usage, the name "Accra" often refers to the territory of the Accra Metropolitan District as it existed before 2008, when it covered 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi). This territory has since been split into 13 local government districts: 12 independent municipal districts and the reduced Accra Metropolitan District (20.4 km2), which is the only district within the capital to be granted city status. This territory of 199.4 km2 contained 1,782,150 inhabitants at the 2021 census, and serves as the capital of Ghana, while the district under the jurisdiction of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly proper (20.4 km2) is distinguished from the rest of the capital as the "City of Accra".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ho, Ghana</span> City in Volta Region, Ghana

Ho is the capital city of the Ho Municipal District and the Volta Region of Ghana. The city lies between Mount Adaklu and Mount Galenukui or Togo Atakora Range, and is home to the Volta Regional Museum, a cathedral, and a prison. The city is the capital of unrecognised Western Togoland. It was formerly the administrative capital of British Togoland now part of the Volta Region. The population of Ho Municipality according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census is 177,281 representing 8.4 percent of the region's total population. Females constitute 52.7 percent and males represent 47.3 percent. The population in Ho grew up to 180,420 National Population Census. About 62 percent of the population resides in urban localities. The Municipality shares boundaries with Adaklu and Agotime-Ziope Districts to the South, Ho West District to the North and West and the Republic of Togo to the East. Its total land area is 2,361 square kilometers thus representing 11.5 percent of the region's total land area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Districts of Ghana</span> Second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana

The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region. There are currently 261 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wa, Ghana</span> Capital town of Upper West Region, Ghana

Wa is the capital town of Wa Municipal and Upper West Region of northern Ghana. It forms part of the eleven Municipalities and Districts that make-up the Upper West Region. It’s Municipal Assembly is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana.

Bunkpurugu is a small town and is the capital of Bunkpurugu Nyankpanduri district, a district in the North East Region of Ghana adjacent to the border with Togo. It was formerly the capital of the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly</span> District in North East region, Ghana

East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly is one of the six districts in North East Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as East Mamprusi District, which was created from the former Mamprusi District Council, until the eastern part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 19 August 2004 to create Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District; thus the remaining part has been retained as East Mamprusi District. However on 15 March 2018, it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become East Mamprusi Municipal District. The municipality is located in the eastern part of North East Region and has Gambaga as its capital town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo (Ghana parliament constituency)</span>

Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo was one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elected its Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo was located in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo district of the erstwhile Northern Region of Ghana. It was split into the Bunkpurugu and Yunyoo constituencies prior to the 2012 Ghanaian general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nakpanduri</span> Village in Northern Region, Ghana

Nakpanduri is a village in Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri District, a district in the North East Region of north Ghana adjacent to the border with Togo.

Larry Bimi was a Ghanaian lawyer and public official.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bunkpurugu (Ghana parliament constituency)</span>

Bunkpurugu 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. Bunkpurugu is located in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of the North East Region of Ghana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North East Region, Ghana</span> Region of Ghana

The North East Region is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana. It is located in the north of the country and was created in December 2018 after a referendum was voted upon to break it off of the Northern region. The region's capital is Nalerigu.

Joseph Yaani Labik is a Ghanaian Politician and a Community Development Officer. He served as a Member of Parliament for the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo constituency in the Northern Region. He is an independent candidate with no political party affiliations.

Namburr Berrick is a Ghanaian politician and was the member of parliament for the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo constituency in the Northern region of Ghana. He was a member of parliament in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

Issa is the capital of the Daffiama Bussie Issa district in the Upper West Region of Ghana. It became the capital after the district was established in 2012.

Kpalbe or Palbe is a town in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the North East Gonja District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bunkpurugu Nyankpanduri District</span> District in North East, Ghana

Bunkpurugu-Nyankpanduri District is one of the six districts in North East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District on 19 August 2004, which was created from the former Mamprusi District Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Yunyoo-Nasuan District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Bunkpurugu-Nyankpanduri District. The district assembly was located in the northeast part of Northern Region and had Bunkpurugu as its capital town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yunyoo-Nasuan District</span> District in North East, Ghana

Yunyoo-Nasuan District is one of the six districts in North East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District on 19 August 2004, which was created from the former Mamprusi District Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Yunyoo-Nasuan District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Bunkpurugu-Nyankpanduri District. The district assembly was located in the northeast part of Northern Region and had Yunyoo as its capital town.

Adansi Asokwa is the capital of the Adansi Asokwa District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The district itself was created out of the Adansi North District by Legislative Instrument in 2018. It is located in the southern half of the region on the N8 highway running from Kumasi, capital of the region to Yamoransa near Cape Coast, capital of the Central Region. It is also the main town in the Asokwa Area Council, one of four in the district.

Yagaba is the capital of the Mamprugu Moagduri District in the North East Region of Ghana. The district was inaugurated on 28 June 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oscar Liwaal</span> Ghanaian Politician

Oscar Liwaal is a Ghanaian politician. He is a member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Yunyoo Constituency in the Yunyoo-Nasuan District in the North East Region of Ghana. He was a former chief executive officer for Bunkpurugu Yunyoo and Yunyoo-Nasuan district respectively.

References

  1. "Yunyoo-Nasuan District Assembly". ghanadistricts.gov.gh. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Yunyoo, Ghana". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.