Tamale (Ghana)

Tamale
Coordinates	9 ° 24 ′  N , 0 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 9 ° 24 ′  N , 0 ° 51 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Ghana
region	Northern region
height	180 m
surface	750 km²
Residents	371,351 (2010)
density	495.1  Ew. / km²
Culture
Twin cities	Louisville (since 1979)

Tamale is the capital of the Northern Region in Ghana .

Tamale is located about 400 kilometers north of Kumasi in the northern Ghanaian savannah landscape at an altitude of 180 m. Millet , cassava , cotton and peanuts are grown in the area . An important traffic junction is the Yapei port , also known as Tamale Port , located about 30 kilometers southwest on Lake Volta , from where ships to Akosombo leave in the south of the lake.

80 percent of the 371,351 inhabitants (2010 census) belong to the Dagomba people , around 84 percent are Muslims .

The city is the seat of the Technical University College of Tamale (TUCT), the University for Development Studies , founded in 1992 , and the Tamale Institute of Cross Cultural Studies (TICCS). Other institutions such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have opened offices in Tamale. The sports stadium has a capacity of 21,017 seats and hosted the African Cup of 2008 (African Nations Cup 2008) in Ghana.

Tamale is also the seat of the Archdiocese of Tamale . There is a partnership between the diocese of Münster and the dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Tamale. The contact goes back to 1982, since 2006 there has been an exchange program between the Ghanaians and the Catholic Student and University Community (KSHG) and the Catholic theological faculty in Münster, alternating year after year.

Population development

The following overview shows the population by area since the 1970 census.

year	Residents
1970	83,653
1984	135,952
2000	202.317
2010	371.351

sons and daughters of the town

In Tamale were born:

• Habib Mohamed (* 1983), Ghanaian soccer player
• Ibrahim Mahama (* 1987), Ghanaian conceptual artist
• Abdul Rahman Baba (* 1994), Ghanaian soccer player
• Bawa Abudu , musician

gallery

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  Mosque in the city center

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  Bank in Tamale (November 1999)

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  Bolga Road in Tamale (November 1999)

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  Tamale market

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  Tamale Stadium

Climate table

Tamale
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     4th   35 20th     12   37 23     48   37 25th     88   35 25th     112   34 24     146   31 23     142   30th 22nd     198   29 22nd     231   30th 22nd     92   32 22nd     14th   35 22nd     3   35 20th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Tamale Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 35.4 36.9 37.1 35.4 33.6 31.1 29.8 29.2 29.9 32.2 34.8 34.9 O 33.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 20.4 22.8 24.6 24.6 23.6 22.5 22.1 21.9 21.8 21.9 21.6 20.3 O 22.3 Precipitation ( mm ) 4th 12 48 88 112 146 142 198 231 92 14th 3 Σ 1,090 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.6 8.4 8.1 7.7 8.0 6.8 5.2 4.5 5.2 8.4 9.4 8.8 O 7.4 Rainy days ( d ) 0 1 4th 5 8th 9 12 14th 17th 8th 1 0 Σ 79 Humidity ( % ) 27 32 45 61 70 77 80 79 80 74 59 40 O 60.4 Source: wetterkontor.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ghanadistricts.com ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC). Ghana Statistical Service
3. ↑ "Augustine Azupio died" , Bishopric Munster 12 December 2007
4. ↑ Ghana: Regions & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 6, 2019 . 

Web links

Commons : Tamale (Ghana)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Shekhinah Clinic website (German)
• Website of the Tamale Institute of Cross Cultural Studies (TICSS) (English)