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The population of Bawku
Municipal District, 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
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Mamprusis and the Kusasis claim to be the first known settlers in the area. The other tribes in the area are the Bisas, Mossi, Hausas etc. who are settlers. There are however large immigrant populations from other locations in northern and southern Ghana as well as from Burkina Faso, Ivory
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Agriculture 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,
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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%).
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The district contains the following towns and villages. Of note are:
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19:Municipal District in Upper East, Ghana
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238:is one of the fifteen districts in
193:1,275 km (492 sq mi)
531:2010 Population and Housing Census
529:Ghana Statistical Service (2014).
472:Work on the Yendi-Bawku Road. 1953
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354:Administrative divisions
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264:Bawku Municipal District
236:Bawku Municipal District
79:Bawku Municipal District
26:Bawku Municipal District
794:11.0541000°N 0.238500°W
303:District to the south,
299:District to the north,
116:11.0541000°N 0.238500°W
620:Builsa North Municipal
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305:Garu-Tempane District
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259:Garu-Tempane District
121:11.0541000; -0.238500
720:Kassena-Nankana West
608:Bolgatanga Municipal
485:"Districts of Ghana"
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254:John Agyekum Kufuor
249:Bawku East District
180:Hajia Hawa Ninchema
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104:11°3′14.76″N
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348:Bisa people
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812:Categories
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702:(Capital:
692:(Capital:
682:(Capital:
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497:References
332:groundnuts
198:Population
172:Government
156:Upper East
87:Upper East
36:Municipal
572:Districts
429:Kulugungu
391:Wuriyanga
344:Samanpiid
338:Festivals
212:Time zone
684:Zuarungu
634:Navrongo
576:Capitals
489:Statoids
419:Basyonde
229:GH-UE-BA
38:District
764:Tempane
760:Tempane
750:Talensi
734:Nangodi
704:Fumbisi
674:Binduri
670:Binduri
664:Zebilla
624:Sandema
578:of the
478:Sources
447:Gallery
410:Missiga
407:Yabrago
394:Narango
388:Tempane
328:sorghum
322:Economy
301:Binduri
206:119,907
162:Capital
132:Country
744:Pusiga
740:Pusiga
730:Nabdam
432:Gozesi
400:Widana
369:Pusiga
297:Pusiga
151:Region
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754:Tongo
694:Bongo
690:Bongo
602:Bawku
584:Ghana
435:Bugri
416:Manga
381:Zorsi
378:Kongo
366:Bawku
284:Bawku
244:Ghana
219:(GMT)
217:UTC+0
166:Bawku
144:Ghana
724:Paga
714:Garu
710:Garu
574:and
438:Bado
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