Bawku | |
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  Bawku Location of Bawku in Upper East region | |
| Coordinates: 11°3′36″N 0°14′24″W / 11.06000°N 0.24000°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Upper East Region |
| District | Bawku Municipal District |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 69,527[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Bawku is a town and is the capital of the Bawku Municipal District, district in the Upper East region of north Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso.[2][3][4] It is located approximately between latitudes 11o 111 and 100 401 North and longitude 0o 181w and 0o 61 E in the north-eastern corner of the region. The municipality has a total land area of about 257 km2.[5] The Municipality was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2103.[5] The municipality has a total land area of about 257 km2.[5] Bawku has a 2021 settlement population of 119,458 people.[1][6] Hon. Ayariga Mahama is the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency.[7]
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- ^ Bawku Municipal District Archived June 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Upper East Region". List of All MMDAs in Ghana. A Public - Private Partnership Programme between Min. of Local Govt., Rural Dev. & Environment & Maks Publications & Media Services. 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
- ^ "4 dead in renewed Bawku chieftaincy violence - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2023-09-28.