Nanton District

Nanton District

Nanton
Nanton District Nanton
District
	Districts of Northern Region
	Nanton District Location of Nanton District within Northern
	Coordinates: 9°33′9.72″N 0°43′54.84″W / 9.5527000°N 0.7319000°W
Country	Ghana
Region	Northern
Capital	Nanton
Government
• District Executive	Abdulai Murtala
Population (2021)
• Total	50,767
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code	GH-NP-NT

Nanton District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana.^[2]^[3]^[4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Savelugu-Nanton District in 1988, which was created from the former West Dagomba District Council, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Nanton District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Savelugu Municipal District. The district is located in the northwest part of Northern Region and has Nanton as its capital town. The district has farming as the major activities.

Villages

Nanton
Tampion
Tinkurugu^[5]
Zieng
Balishei
Zoggu
Nyeko
Nagdigu
Kpano
Looni
Digu
Gushei
Sakpali
Chahayili
Nanton kurugu
Sandu
Zali
Kpachilo
Dingoni
Sahani
Chaayili
Gumani
Gbumgbum
Guntingli
Nanton-Yapalsi
Zali
Kpano
Fazihini
Nyolugu
Botingli
Batangyili
Dohi
Gbungnaayili
Kpunduli
Janna
Nyamandu
Kpukpaligu
Sahani
Tahikpamo
Guno

Health facilities in the district

Nanton Health Center^[6]
Nagidigu CHPS Compound
Tampion Health Center^[7]
Zieng CHPS Compound
Nanton Kurugu CHPS Compound
Guntingli CHPS Compound
Nyolugu CHPS Compound

Education in the district

Markets centers in the district

Nanton market
Tampion market
Zoggu market
Zieng market

Reference

^ Ghana: Administrative Division
^ "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2013.
^ "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ GNA (20 September 2023). "OFAB engages women cowpea farmers at Tinkurugu on BT cowpea". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
^ "Health Centre - Nanton | Service Mapping Directory". directory.mogcsp.gov.gh. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
^ "List of Hospital Categories". ghanahospitals.org. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

9°33′9.72″N 0°43′54.84″W / 9.5527000°N 0.7319000°W / 9.5527000; -0.7319000

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[1] Ghana: Administrative Division

[2] "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2013.

[3] "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[4] "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[5] GNA (20 September 2023). "OFAB engages women cowpea farmers at Tinkurugu on BT cowpea". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

[6] "Health Centre - Nanton | Service Mapping Directory". directory.mogcsp.gov.gh. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

[7] "List of Hospital Categories". ghanahospitals.org. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

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v t e Districts and Capitals of the Northern Region of Ghana
Metropolitan (1)	Tamale Metropolitan (Capital: Tamale)
Municipal (5)	Gushiegu Municipal (Capital: Gushegu) Nanumba North Municipal (Capital: Bimbilla) Sagnerigu Municipal (Capital: Sagnerigu) Savelugu Municipal (Capital: Savelugu) Yendi Municipal (Capital: Yendi)
Ordinary (10)	Kpandai (Capital: Kpandai) Karaga (Capital: Karaga) Kumbungu (Capital: Kumbungu) Mion (Capital: Sang) Nanton (Capital: Nanton) Nanumba South (Capital: Wulensi) Saboba (Capital: Saboba) Tatale (Capital: Tatale) Tolon (Capital: Saboba) Zabzugu (Capital: Zabzugu)