Central Gonja District
| Central Gonja District | |
|---|---|
| country |
 Ghana
|
| region | Savannah region |
| Capital | Buipe |
| District shape | Usually |
| District Chief Executive | Yakubu Zakaria |
| surface | 8353 km² |
| population | 86298 (2006) |
| Population density | 10 Ew. / km² |
The Central Gonja District is a district of the Savannah Region in northern Ghana and was separated from the West Gonja District in 2004 .
population
The eponymous Gonja make up about 80% of the total population. There are also representatives of the Dagomba , Hanga , Mamprusi and Dagaare peoples . 70% follow Islam, 18% Christianity and 12% of the population worship traditional deities.
In 1990 and 1996 the district was ravaged by ethnic conflicts, which resulted in thousands leaving the district and a decline in urbanization.
climate
The average temperature in the Central Gonja District is 35 ° C, the highest temperatures around 40 ° C are reached in March / April, the lowest between November and January with an average of 22 ° C. The relatively low temperatures November - January are due to the influence of the Harmattan .
Locations in the district
The city of Buipe is the largest in the district with a good 8,000 inhabitants and the only one with more than 5,000 inhabitants. Places plus population:
- Buipe (8347)
- Kusaweu (4126)
- Yapei (4044)
- Mpaha (4126)
- Kkbuso (2104)
- Sheri (1940)
- Kusawgu (1711)
- Sapkala (1622)
- Sankpala (1662)
- Fufulso (1572)
- Adape (1551)
- Tuluwe (1432)