Yunyoo-Nasuan District

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Yunyoo-Nasuan District
Location of Yunyoo-Nasuan District within North East
Coordinates: 10°29′2.4″N0°0′32.4″W / 10.484000°N 0.009000°W / 10.484000; -0.009000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region North East
Capital Yunyoo
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-NE-YN

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.

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    Coordinates: 10°29′2.4″N0°0′32.4″W / 10.484000°N 0.009000°W / 10.484000; -0.009000