North East Region, Ghana

North East Region
Location of North East Region in Ghana
Location of North East Region in Ghana
CountryGhana
CapitalNalerigu
District6
Population
 (2021)[1]
658,903
Time zoneGMT
Area code+233 37
ISO 3166 codeGH-NP

The North East Region is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana. It is located in the north of the country and was created in December 2018 after a referendum was voted upon to break it off of the Northern region.[2] The region's capital is Nalerigu.[3]

  1. ^ "Ghana Statistical Services – Population by Regions, North East". statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. ^ Ngon, Diana (28 December 2018). "Referendum: Residents endorse North East Region with 99.67 YES vote". Citi Newsroom. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ Citi Newsroom (12 February 2019). "Nalerigu selected as capital of newly created North East Region". Citinewsroom Online. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

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