Ghana
Region #11

Northern

Capital: Tamale|26,534 km²

Northern within Ghana

Population 2021
2,310,939
Population 2010
1,644,957
Density
87.1/km²
Growth
+40.5%
Subdivision

Districts

16 districts

Sorted by name, ascending.

Districts of the region. Each column header is a sort button — click to toggle ascending or descending.
Gushiegu MunicipalMunicipal District111,259153,9652,687.457.3
KaragaDistrict77,706114,2253,133.236.5
KpandaiDistrict108,816126,2131,137.9110.9
KumbunguDistrict39,341110,5861,54971.4
MionDistrict81,81294,9302,725.534.8
NantonDistrict46,56650,767478106.2
Nanumba North MunicipalMunicipal District141,584188,6802,269.683.1
Nanumba SouthDistrict93,464106,3741,797.359.2
SabobaDistrict65,70695,6831,758.454.4
Sagnarigu MunicipalMunicipal District148,099341,711201.91,692.7
Savelugu MunicipalMunicipal District92,717122,8881,55379.1
Tamale MetropolitanMetropolitan District223,252374,744650576.6
Tatale-SanguleDistrict60,03974,8051,094.268.4
TolonDistrict72,990118,1011,360.186.8
Yendi MunicipalMunicipal District117,780154,4211,453106.3
ZabzuguDistrict63,81582,8461,104.975
NorthernRegion1,644,9572,310,93926,53487.1
Visualization

Population Distribution

Source: Ghana Statistical Service 2021 Census. District areas computed from GADM 4.1 boundaries. JSON