Garu District

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Garu District
Districts of Upper East Region
Districts of Upper East Region
Garu District is located in Ghana
Garu District
Garu District
Location of Garu District within Upper East
Coordinates: 10°51′12.96″N 0°10′47.64″W / 10.8536000°N 0.1799000°W / 10.8536000; -0.1799000
Country Ghana
RegionUpper East
CapitalGaru
Government
 • District ExecutiveEmmanuel Sin-Nyet Asigri
Area
 • Total1,230 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total71,774[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-UE-GR

Garu District is one of the 15 districts in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Garu-Tempane District in 2004. The southeast part of the district was split off to create Tempane District on 15 February 2018 and the remaining part has been renamed as Garu District. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Upper East Region. Its administrative capital is Garu.[2]

See also[]

  • Belingogo, a small community within Garu District

Sources[]

  • "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.

References[]

Coordinates: 10°51′12.96″N 0°10′47.64″W / 10.8536000°N 0.1799000°W / 10.8536000; -0.1799000

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