Tumu, Ghana

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Tumu
Municipal Capital
Tumu is located in Ghana
Tumu
Tumu
Location of Tumu in Upper West region
Coordinates: 10°53′N 1°59′W / 10.883°N 1.983°W / 10.883; -1.983
CountryGhana
RegionUpper West Region
MunicipalSissala East Municipal
Elevation
1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
—
 • Summer (DST)±0.00

Tumu is a small town and is the capital of Sissala East Municipal Assembly, a municipal in the Upper West Region of northern Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso.[1] The Municipality has a population of 80,619, with 39,868 males and 40,751 females, according to 2021 population and housing census. [2] The town consists mainly of the Sissala by tribe. Tumu is connected by road to the town of Navrongo.

Tumu is the nearest town to Gbele Resource Centre, the fourth largest reserve in Ghana.[3]

Tourism

The Tumu town tourist site is based on the environment and the people within the town, starting from the rivers and dams (only) that serve as the main source of water to the nearby people until the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWC) extended their pipelines to almost all parts of the town. The town has one hotel, Hill Top Hotel, a number of Lodges, Gateway Travelers Lodge, and a number of guest house, Silti Guest House, and restaurants..[citation needed]

The Tumu Chief Palace [4] is also one of the oldest palace in the Mmuncipality.

Education

References

  1. ^ Sissala East District Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Proportion of the Cuban population by skin color according to the 1900 census". doi:10.3998/mpub.11747103.cmp.10. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. ^ "Settlers in Gbele Reserve to move out March 2020". Graphic Online. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Tour Sissala-Kasena | Checkout The Tumu Chief's(Kuoro's) Palace". toursissalakasena.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

10°53′N 1°59′W / 10.883°N 1.983°W / 10.883; -1.983