Northern Region (Ghana)

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Northern Region
Region
Tamale Stadium
Location of Northern Region in Ghana
Country	Ghana
Capital	Tamale
Districts	16
Government
• Regional Minister	Salifu Saeed[1]
Area [2]
• Total	25,448 km2 (9,826 sq mi)
Population  (2021 Census)
• Total	653,266
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2013
• Per capita	$5,150
GDP (Nominal)
• Year	2018
• Per capita	$2,500
Time zone	GMT
Area code	037
ISO 3166 code	GH-NP
HDI (2021)	0.539[3] low · 10th

The Northern Region is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana.^[4] It is situated in the northern part of the country and ranks as the second largest of the sixteen regions. Before its division, it covered an area of 25,000 square kilometres, representing 10 percent of Ghana's area. In December 2018, the Savannah Region and North East Region were created from it. The Northern Region is divided into 16 districts. The region's capital is Tamale, Ghana's third largest city.^[2]