| 词条 | Bawku Municipal District | ||
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|name=Bawku Municipal District |settlement_type=Municipal |native_name = |nickname = |image_skyline = |image_size = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = Upper East Ghana districts.png |map_caption = Districts of Upper East region |pushpin_map=Ghana |pushpin_map_caption = Bawku Municipal in Upper East region |subdivision_type = |subdivision_name = |subdivision_type1= Region |subdivision_name1=Upper East Region |subdivision_type2=Capital |subdivision_name2=Bawku |leader_title =District Executive |leader_name =Musah Abdullai |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 1275 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2013 |population_note = |population_total = — |population_metro = |population_density_km2 = |timezone =GMT |utc_offset = +0 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|11|3|N|0|14|W|region:GH|display=inline}} |elevation_m = | iso_code = GH-UE-BA |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} The Bawku Municipality with its administrative capital located at Bawku is one of the 13 MMDAs in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The Municipality was upgraded from the then Bawku District Assembly, through the Local Government (Bawku District Assembly) (Establishment) Instrument, 1989 (L.I. 1439).The population of Bawku Municipal, according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, is 98,538 representing 9.4 percent of the Upper East region‟s total population. Males constitute 48.0 percent and females represent 52.0 percent. 36.4 percent of the population is rural and 63.6 percent is urban. It shares boundaries with Pusiga District to the North, Binduri District to the South, Garu-Tempane District to the East and Bawku West to the West [1] DemographicsThe Bissa, Mamprusi and Kusasi (Busangas, Mampruli and Kusaal) are the indigenous inhabitants population of the Bawku area. There are however large immigrant populations from other locations in northern and southern Ghana as well as from Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo, Niger and Nigeria. Of the population 11 years and above, 47.8% are literate and 52.2% are nonliterate. The proportion of literate males is higher (57.6 %) than that of females (39.3%) [1] EconomyAgriculture is the dominant occupation of the people of the municipality, accounting for about 47.0 percent of the total occupation in the municipality. The major crops grown are millet, sorghum, maize, rice, groundnuts, leafy vegetables, pepper, watermelon, and onion. Livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys etc. are also kept in the district [1] Administrative divisionsIt is made of the following constituencies:
FestivalsThe Busangas are known for the celebration of Zekula. The zekula which in busanga means togetherness is celebrated annually to unite the bissa people.[2] The district contains the following towns and villages. Of note are: GallerySources
References1. ^1 2 {{Cite book|title=2010 Population and Housing Census|last=Ghana Statistical Service|first=|publisher=|year=2014|isbn=|location=|pages=}} {{Upper East Region, Ghana}}{{coord|11|3|N|0|14|W|source:plwiki_region:GH|display=title}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.gbcghana.com/1.8842436|title=Zekula festival held with a call on Ghanaians to rekindle traditional values|last=Adjorlolo|first=Ruth Abla|work=gbcghana.com|access-date=2018-04-19}} 1 : Districts of Upper East Region |
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