Talensi-Nabdam District
The district Talensi - Nabdam has been solved only in August 2004 from the former district assembly Bolgatanga District Assembly.
Ethnic structure of the population
There are no reliable figures on the ethnic structure of the district. Like the neighboring districts should the residents of the district mainly Gursprachigen various peoples north of Ghana belong. The name derives from the people of the Talensi.
Climate and vegetation
The climate is tropical with a wet season from May to October and a long dry season with virtually no rainfall from October to April. Temperatures range between a maximum of 45 ° in March / April and a minimum of 12 ° in December.
The natural vegetation of the district consists of tree savannah with baobab, shea nut and acacia trees. The lower vegetation is burned during the dry season due to fire or dried out by the sun.
Economy
90 % of the population live on field crops. To a lesser extent there are livestock, industrial processing of crops and granite mining.
More significant towns next to Bolgatanga
- Tongo
- Duusi
- Winkogo - Awaaradone
- Congo
- Pwalugu
- Sheaga
- Shiega Gbane
- Pelungu
- Tongo Wakii
- Gororo Yikpemeri
- Tongo Beo.