Sagnarigu Municipal District

Sagnarigu Municipal is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana.[2][3][4][5] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Tamale Municipal District in 1988, which was created from the former West Dagomba District Council, until a small northern part of the district was split off to create Sagnarigu District on 24 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been retained as Tamale Metropolitan District (which it was elevated to metropolitan district assembly status in August 2004). However, on 15 March 2018, it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Sagnarigu Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northwest part of Northern Region and has Sagnarigu as its capital city. However Tamale remains the capital city of the Northern Region.

Sagnarigu Municipal District
Municipal District
Districts of Northern Region
Districts of Northern Region
Sagnarigu Municipal District is located in Ghana
Sagnarigu Municipal District
Sagnarigu Municipal District
Location of Sagnarigu Municipal District within Northern
Coordinates: 9°25′21.72″N 0°53′26.88″W
Country Ghana
RegionNorthern
CapitalSagnarigu
Government
 • Municipal Chief ExecutiveYakubu Mohammed Ahmed
Population
 (2021)
 • Total341,711[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-NP-SG

Yakubu Mohammed Ahmed is the Metropolitan Chief Executive of Sagnarigu Municipality in Ghana's Northern Region.[6]

Communities

The communities includes:

  • Sagnarigu
  • Kpalsi
  • Sanarigu Kukuo
  • Gurugu
  • Katariga
  • Malishegu
  • Choggu Yapalsi
  • Jisonayili
  • Sogunayili
  • Gbolo
  • Kumbuyili
  • Chagnaayili
  • Nyerizee
  • Taha
  • Gumani
  • Education Ridge

References
  1. Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. Edmond Gyebi (2 October 2013). "Sagnarigu Cries For Municipal Status". Thechronicle. Tamale. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  3. Naatogmah, Abdul Karim (2 March 2015). "Sagnarigu Assembly builds complex". citifmonline. Tamale. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. Samuel Duodu (23 March 2015). "Calm returns to Malshegu and Gumo in the Sagnarigu and Kumbungu districts". Graphic.com. Sagnarigu. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  5. "Northern » Sagnarigu (New)". Ghanadistricts. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. "MCE – Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly". Retrieved 2020-10-10.

9°25′21.72″N 0°53′26.88″W

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