Tamale, Ghana

Tamale (Dagbani: [ˈtamali]) be de capital city of de Northern Region of Ghana. Ebe Ghana ein third largest city, plus a population of 371,351 people (as of 2010).Fuseini, I.; Yaro, J.; Yiran, G. (2017). "City profile: Tamale, Ghana". Cities. 60. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2016.07.010. Retrieved 25 August 2024. Na dem rank de city de fastest-growing city insyd West Africa. Tamale dey locate insyd de Kingdom of Dagbon, Ghana ein oldest Kingdom. Major ethnic groups wey dey reside insyd Tamale be Dagomba, Gonja, Mamprusi, Akan, den Dagaaba.

 Demographics 
As of de 2010 census, Tamale get a population of 371,351 people, a 60.6% increase from de last census. De city dey make up of chaw different ethnic groups wey de majority be de Dagombas. Oda groups wey dey live insyd de area dey include de Gonjas, Mamprusis, Akan, Dagaabas den oda groups wey komot de Upper East Region. 90.5% of de population be Muslims, wey Christians dey follow, spiritualists den traditionalists.

 Education 

De wey dey follow be a list of senior high schools, colleges, den universities insyd Tamale:
InstitutionTypeStatusSenior High SchoolsSt. Charles Minor Seminary Senior High SchoolPublicActiveTamale Senior High School (TAMASCO)PublicActiveGhana Senior High School (GHANASCO)PublicActiveTamale Islamic Science Senior High SchoolPublicActiveTamale Girls Senior High SchoolPublicActiveNorthern School of Business (NOBISCO)PublicActiveKalpohin Senior High SchoolPublicActiveViting Senior High SchoolPublicActiveAbubakar Sidiq Senior High SchoolPrivateActiveColleges and UniversitiesBagabaga College of EducationPublicActiveTamale College of EducationPublicActiveUniversity for Development StudiesPublicActiveTamale Technical UniversityPublicActive

 Transportation 

 Air 
Tamale be served by Tamale International Airport. Dey locate about  from downtown Tamale, de airport be mainly used by commercial airlines such as Africa World Airlines den Passion Air wich be de operational companies per as of 2024. Dem dey run regular flights between Tamale den Accra ein Kotoka International Airport, along plus oda regional capitals.

 Rapid transport 
Der be public transports from Tamale to major cities such as Kumasi, Accra, Mim, Ahafo, Cape Coast, Sunyani, Takoradi, Tema, Ho, Wa, Bolgatanga, Elubo, Aflao, den Techiman. Dem be operated by Tamale ein bus rapid transit system, tro-tro, MetroMass, STC Bus Lines, den oda privately owned bus companies.

 Buses den taxis 
Na for de past dem dey use taxis make e be one of de most popular means of getting around Tamale for visitors to de town til de arrival of de tricycles, dem popularly dey bell 'Mahama-Cambuu' anaa 'yellow-yellow'. E rise to popularity secof ebe cheaper dan de taxi despite ebe more dangerous. De popular means of travel give locals however be motorbike. Motorbikes be de most used means of transport give de locals. Insyd 2024, na a record of 600,032 locals dey possess motorbikes. Anoda means of transport be huge buses such as intercity STC, VIP, VVIP among odas wey dem dey use dese buses every day.

 Geography 
 Metropolitan area 
Tamale dey locate insyd Tamale Metropolitan District, wich get an area of about . De district dey border de Sagnarigu District to de west den north, Mion District towards de east, East Gonja District to de south den de Central Gonja District towards de southwest.

 Climate 
Tamale get a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).

 Climate change 

Climate change dey threaten de livelihoods of Tamale residents secof droughts, floods, den heatwaves wey cam turn more common. Dis dey hinder farmers dema ability make dem farm secof dem dey hia consistent rainfall give dema crops make dem survive. Der be national policies den intervention from NGOs make dem make sure say de impact from climate change insyd de area be minimal.

 Sisto cities 
De following dey show de cities wey Tamale dey twin plus:
 Country  City  County / district / region / state  Date  Ref. United States Louisville  Kentucky  1979  Burkina Faso Fada N'gourma  Est Region (Fada N'Gourma)  2003 Tamale establishes links with sister city in Burkina-Faso. ghanaweb.com. 31 December 2003. Niger Commune II Niamey  Niamey 2007TAMALE : Sister city relations should improve trade and investments Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.. ndn.nigeriadailynews.com. 2 July 2007.

 Notable people 
 Mubarak Wakaso, professional footballer
 Haruna Iddrisu, Member of Parliament for Tamale South
 Abdul Majeed Waris, professional footballer
 Fancy Gadam, Afro-pop den dancehall artist
 Mahamudu Bawumia, politician
 Sheikh Bayan Basha, Islamic preacher
 Alhassan Suhiyini, politician
 Inusah Fuseini, politician
 Alhassan Bashir Fuseini, politician
 Mona 4Reall, Socialite, model, musician, den businesswoman
 Maccasio, Hip-hop, hip-life artist den entrepreneur
Ibrahim Mahama, artist

 References 

 External links 

 Official website 

Category:Tamale, Ghana
Category:Regional capitals insyd Ghana
Category:Populated places dem establish insyd 1907
Category:Dagbon
Category:Populated places for Northern Region insyd
Category:Towns insyd Ghana
Category:Towns insyd Northern Region (Ghana)