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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A" title="تامالي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="تامالي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C" title="تامالی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="تامالی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5_(%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0)" title="Тамале (Гана) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Тамале (Гана)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale_(kapital_sa_rehiyon)" title="Tamale (kapital sa rehiyon) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Tamale (kapital sa rehiyon)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamali" title="Tamali – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Tamali" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale_(Ghana)" title="Tamale (Ghana) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Tamale (Ghana)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C" title="تامالی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تامالی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%83%80%EB%A7%90%EB%A0%88" title="타말레 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="타말레" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale,_Ghana" title="Tamale, Ghana – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Tamale, Ghana" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale,_Ghana" title="Tamale, Ghana – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Tamale, Ghana" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%94" title="טאמאלה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="טאמאלה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale,_Ghana" title="Tamale, Ghana – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Tamale, Ghana" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamal%C4%97" title="Tamalė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Tamalė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89" title="تامالى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="تامالى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8D" title="Тамалэ – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Тамалэ" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale_(Ghana)" title="Tamale (Ghana) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Tamale (Ghana)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AC" title="タマレ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="タマレ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale_(Ghaana)" title="Tamale (Ghaana) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Tamale (Ghaana)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5" title="Тамале – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Тамале" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale,_Ghana" title="Tamale, Ghana – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Tamale, Ghana" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" title="Tamale – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Tamale" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" 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href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid white;width:300px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:3px 0 0 3px"><div style="display:table;background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 3px 3px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_5.jpg/330px-Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_5.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_5.jpg/500px-Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_5.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Stadium_tamale2.jpg/148px-Stadium_tamale2.jpg" decoding="async" width="148" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Stadium_tamale2.jpg/222px-Stadium_tamale2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Stadium_tamale2.jpg/296px-Stadium_tamale2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><b>Counter-Clockwise from top</b>: entrance to <a href="/wiki/Tamale_Teaching_Hospital" title="Tamale Teaching Hospital">Tamale Teaching Hospital</a>, view of Tamale Central Mosque, <a href="/wiki/Aliu_Mahama_Sports_Stadium" title="Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium">Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output 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.locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ghana_physical_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tamale is located in Ghana"><img alt="Tamale is located in Ghana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Ghana_physical_map.svg/250px-Ghana_physical_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="338" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Ghana_physical_map.svg/375px-Ghana_physical_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Ghana_physical_map.svg/500px-Ghana_physical_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="851" data-file-height="1152" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:28.877%;left:53.856%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Tamale"><img alt="Tamale" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Tamale</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location of Tamale in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Region,_Ghana" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Region, Ghana">Northern region</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Dagbon_(Northern_Territories)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Dagbon (Northern Territories)">Dagbon</a></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Ghana</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738" /><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Africa_relief_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tamale is located in Africa"><img alt="Tamale is located in Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Africa_relief_location_map.jpg/250px-Africa_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Africa_relief_location_map.jpg/375px-Africa_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Africa_relief_location_map.jpg/500px-Africa_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1525" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:38.712%;left:29.442%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Tamale"><img alt="Tamale" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Tamale</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Tamale (Africa)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Africa</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tamale,_Ghana&params=09_24_27_N_00_51_12_W_region:GH_type:city(371351)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">09°24′27″N</span> <span class="longitude">00°51′12″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">9.40750°N 0.85333°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">9.40750; -0.85333</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Ghana" title="Regions of Ghana">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Region,_Ghana" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Region, Ghana">Northern Region</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Ghana" title="Districts of Ghana">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tamale_Metropolitan_District" title="Tamale Metropolitan District">Tamale Metropolitan District</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mayor-Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor-Council">Mayor-Council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Municipal chief</th><td class="infobox-data">Hon. Sule Salifu</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">750 km<sup>2</sup> (289.58 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">151 m (495 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2024)<sup id="cite_ref-city_overview_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city_overview-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 67">: 67 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 4, 35">: 4, 35 </span></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">371,351</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,282.3/km<sup>2</sup> (495.1/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Ethnicities<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd 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religions</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%C2%B100:00" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC±00:00">UTC</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_codes_in_Ghana" title="Postal codes in Ghana">Postal codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">NT0000 - NT2701</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Ghana" title="Telephone numbers in Ghana">area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">037</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Tropical_savanna_climate" title="Tropical savanna climate">Aw</a></i></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tamale.ghanadistricts.gov.gh">tamalemetro.gov.gh</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217040#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Tamale</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/Dagbani_language" title="Dagbani language">Dagbani</a>:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="dag-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">[ˈtamali]</a></span>) is the <a href="/wiki/Capital_town" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital town">capital city</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Region,_Ghana" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Region, Ghana">Northern Region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a>. It is Ghana's <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ghana" title="List of cities in Ghana">third largest city</a>, with a population of 371,351 people (as of 2010).<sup id="cite_ref-city_overview_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city_overview-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 67">: 67 </span></sup> The city has been ranked as the fastest-growing city in <a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tamale is located in the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Dagbon" title="Kingdom of Dagbon">Kingdom of Dagbon</a>, Ghana's oldest Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Major ethnic groups who resided in Tamale are <a href="/wiki/Dagomba_people" title="Dagomba people">Dagomba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gonja_people" title="Gonja people">Gonja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mamprusi_people" title="Mamprusi people">Mamprusi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akan_people" title="Akan people">Akan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dagaaba_people" title="Dagaaba people">Dagaaba</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city grew from a small village to an important economic center in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Territories_of_the_Gold_Coast" title="Northern Territories of the Gold Coast">Northern Territories</a> after the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a> had established administrative headquarters in the area. It became the capital of the Northern Region in 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-history2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1, 2, 15">: 1, 2, 15 </span></sup> The biggest economic sector of Tamale is <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a>, followed by <a href="/wiki/Tradesperson" title="Tradesperson">trading</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teaching" title="Teaching">teaching</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Manufacturing" title="Manufacturing">manufacturing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 42">: 42 </span></sup> </p><p>Tamale boasts a thriving artistic and literary scene, evident in its numerous art studios, poets, and musicians. Numerous art studios are scattered throughout the urban landscape.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Annual festivals are celebrated all around the city, such as fire festival, <a href="/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr" class="mw-redirect" title="Eid ul-Fitr">Eid ul-Fitr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eid_Adha" class="mw-redirect" title="Eid Adha">Eid Adha</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Damba_festival" title="Damba festival">Damba festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 4, 5">: 4, 5 </span></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_settlement">Early settlement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early settlement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-40-54.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-40-54.jpg/250px-The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-40-54.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-40-54.jpg/330px-The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-40-54.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-40-54.jpg/500px-The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-40-54.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1093" data-file-height="952" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of Tamale and police <a href="/wiki/Barracks" title="Barracks">barracks</a> in 1929</figcaption></figure> <p>The area of Tamale used to consist of small villages, which were under the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Dagbon" title="Kingdom of Dagbon">kingdom of Dagbon</a>. it was a popular destination of cattle trails in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-history2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1">: 1 </span></sup> In 1907, the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a> decided to establish administrative headquarters in the area with help from the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale_Dakpema&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamale Dakpema (page does not exist)">Dakpema</a> after German officials have taken over <a href="/wiki/Yendi" title="Yendi">Yendi</a>. With the addition of a road in 1920, nicknamed the 'Great North Road', Tamale turned into an important center of business in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Territories_of_the_Gold_Coast" title="Northern Territories of the Gold Coast">Northern Territories</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-history1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-history2_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 2">: 2 </span></sup> </p><p>Throughout the 20th century, the population of Tamale was growing rapidly of people looking for abundant water supply and electricity. This have resulted in massive amounts of land used for infrastructure, threatening residents ability to farm. During this time, a series of disputes between the Gulkpe Na<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Dakpema for power in Tamale occurred. This is in part due to the British incorporated <a href="/wiki/Indirect_rule" title="Indirect rule">indirect rule</a> in the town, resulting in the imbalance of power between the chiefs. Although local councils were introduced and indirect rule was discontinued, tension between the chiefs continues even to this day.<sup id="cite_ref-history2_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1960, Tamale became the capital of the Northern Region after the region had separated from the rest of the north.<sup id="cite_ref-history2_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 15">: 15 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lamashegu_shooting">Lamashegu shooting</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lamashegu shooting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lamashegu_shooting" title="Lamashegu shooting">Lamashegu shooting</a></div> <p>On 13 February 2022 at approximately 1:00 p.m., <a href="/wiki/Ghana_Police_Service" title="Ghana Police Service">Ghana Police</a> officers clashed with youth in <a href="/wiki/Lamashegu" title="Lamashegu">Lamashegu</a>, a community in Tamale, due to them driving off after allegedly riding in an unregistered vehicle. This resulted in one person, Abdul Hakim Yakubu, being killed and 8 others getting injured.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Agriculture_Factory,_Tamale.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Agriculture_Factory%2C_Tamale.jpg/220px-Agriculture_Factory%2C_Tamale.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Agriculture_Factory%2C_Tamale.jpg/330px-Agriculture_Factory%2C_Tamale.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Agriculture_Factory%2C_Tamale.jpg/440px-Agriculture_Factory%2C_Tamale.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>An agriculture factory in Tamale</figcaption></figure> <p>Historically ruled by a rural <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a> system, Tamale's economy in recent times have diversified into many different sectors. Most of Tamale's population is employed in agriculture, although the common <a href="/wiki/Drought" title="Drought">droughts</a> in the region have threatened this sector. Other popular sectors including <a href="/wiki/Tradesperson" title="Tradesperson">trading</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teaching" title="Teaching">teaching</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Manufacturing" title="Manufacturing">manufacturing</a>. Even though the economy is considered diverse, Tamale suffers from a high unemployment rate and high rates of <a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">poverty</a>. There is also a small amount of <a href="/wiki/NGO" class="mw-redirect" title="NGO">NGOs</a> operating in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Tamale_economy_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tamale_economy-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Un_report_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Un_report-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1921*</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,800</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1931*</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">13,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+242.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1948*</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">14,500</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+11.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">40,443</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+178.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1970</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">84,653</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+109.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1984</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">135,952</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+60.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">371,351</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+173.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">*Estimate<br />Source: Ghana Statistical Service.<sup id="cite_ref-city_overview_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city_overview-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 66, 67">: 66, 67 </span></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the 2010 census, Tamale has a population of 371,351 people, a 60.6% increase from the last census.<sup id="cite_ref-city_overview_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city_overview-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 67">: 67 </span></sup> The city is made up of many different ethnic groups with the majority being the <a href="/wiki/Dagombas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dagombas">Dagombas</a>. Other groups who lived in the area include the <a href="/wiki/Gonja_people" title="Gonja people">Gonjas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mamprusi_people" title="Mamprusi people">Mamprusis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akan_people" title="Akan people">Akan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dagaaba_people" title="Dagaaba people">Dagaabas</a> and other groups from the <a href="/wiki/Upper_East_Region" title="Upper East Region">Upper East Region</a>. 90.5% of the population are Muslims, followed by Christians, spiritualists and traditionalists.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 35, 4">: 35, 4 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Tamale_Central_(Ghana_parliament_constituency)" title="Tamale Central (Ghana parliament constituency)">Tamale Central (Ghana parliament constituency)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tamale_South_(Ghana_parliament_constituency)" title="Tamale South (Ghana parliament constituency)">Tamale South (Ghana parliament constituency)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Visit_tamale_own_pictures_012_(5348920586).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Visit_tamale_own_pictures_012_%285348920586%29.jpg/220px-Visit_tamale_own_pictures_012_%285348920586%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Visit_tamale_own_pictures_012_%285348920586%29.jpg/330px-Visit_tamale_own_pictures_012_%285348920586%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Visit_tamale_own_pictures_012_%285348920586%29.jpg/440px-Visit_tamale_own_pictures_012_%285348920586%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tamale_Metropolitan_District" title="Tamale Metropolitan District">Tamale Metropolitan District</a>'s office</figcaption></figure> <p>Although Tamale doesn't have a mayor on its own, the municipal has a <a href="/wiki/Mayor%E2%80%93council_government" title="Mayor–council government">mayor–council form of government</a>. The mayor is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ghana" title="President of Ghana">president of Ghana</a> and approved by the town council, the <a href="/wiki/Tamale_Metropolitan_District" title="Tamale Metropolitan District">Tamale Metropolitan Assembly</a>. Although, suggestions have been made by residents to increase accountability of the office by having the mayor elected. The current mayor of the municipality is Hon. Sule Salifu.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tamale is home to a culture center which showcases arts and tribes from all over the region. The Dagomba people performed dances such as the Baamaya and Tora, with each having its own meaning behind it.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some annual festivals celebrated in the city are the fire festival, <a href="/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr" class="mw-redirect" title="Eid ul-Fitr">Eid ul-Fitr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eid_Adha" class="mw-redirect" title="Eid Adha">Eid Adha</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Damba_festival" title="Damba festival">Damba festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 4, 5">: 4, 5 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Ghana" title="Education in Ghana">Education in Ghana</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Entrance_of_the_central_administration_block_of_the_new_University_for_Development_Studies_%28UDS%29_in_Tamale.jpg/330px-Entrance_of_the_central_administration_block_of_the_new_University_for_Development_Studies_%28UDS%29_in_Tamale.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Entrance_of_the_central_administration_block_of_the_new_University_for_Development_Studies_%28UDS%29_in_Tamale.jpg/500px-Entrance_of_the_central_administration_block_of_the_new_University_for_Development_Studies_%28UDS%29_in_Tamale.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2432" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/University_for_Development_Studies" title="University for Development Studies">University for Development Studies (UDS)</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Administration_Block_of_TaTu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Administration_Block_of_TaTu.jpg/220px-Administration_Block_of_TaTu.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Administration_Block_of_TaTu.jpg/330px-Administration_Block_of_TaTu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Administration_Block_of_TaTu.jpg/440px-Administration_Block_of_TaTu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Tamale_Technical_University" title="Tamale Technical University">Tamale Technical University</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Campus_of_the_Anbariya_Islamic_Institute.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Campus_of_the_Anbariya_Islamic_Institute.jpg/220px-Campus_of_the_Anbariya_Islamic_Institute.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Campus_of_the_Anbariya_Islamic_Institute.jpg/330px-Campus_of_the_Anbariya_Islamic_Institute.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Campus_of_the_Anbariya_Islamic_Institute.jpg/440px-Campus_of_the_Anbariya_Islamic_Institute.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Anbariya_Sunni_Community" title="Anbariya Sunni Community">Anbariya Islamic Institute</a></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The first education institution in the city was a <a href="/wiki/Teacher_training_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Teacher training college">teacher training college</a> in 1944 followed by a secondary school in 1951. Due to the British wanting to keep the Northern Territories strictly agricultural and pastoral, education growth in the city was hindered. Besides that, Tamale eventually became the educational hub of Northern Ghana.<sup id="cite_ref-city_overview_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city_overview-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 67">: 67 </span></sup> Education Ridge, a suburb in Tamale, is known for being the location of multiple schools crammed into a small area of 3 km<sup>2</sup> (1.2 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-catointl.org_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catointl.org-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following is a list of <a href="/wiki/Secondary_school" title="Secondary school">senior high schools</a>, <a href="/wiki/College" title="College">colleges</a>, and <a href="/wiki/University" title="University">universities</a> in Tamale:<sup id="cite_ref-senior_high_schools1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-senior_high_schools1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#e9e9e9"><b>Senior High Schools</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Charles Minor Seminary Senior High School</td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamale_Senior_High_School" title="Tamale Senior High School">Tamale Senior High School</a> (TAMASCO)</td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Senior_High_School_(Tamale)" title="Ghana Senior High School (Tamale)">Ghana Senior High School</a> (GHANASCO)</td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamale_Islamic_Science_Senior_High_School" title="Tamale Islamic Science Senior High School">Tamale Islamic Science Senior High School</a></td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamale_Girls_Senior_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamale Girls Senior High School">Tamale Girls Senior High School</a></td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_School_of_Business" title="Northern School of Business">Northern School of Business</a> (NOBISCO)</td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalpohin_Senior_High_School" title="Kalpohin Senior High School">Kalpohin Senior High School</a></td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td>Viting Senior High School</td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td>Abubakar Sidiq Senior High School</td> <td>Private</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#e9e9e9"><b>Colleges and Universities</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bagabaga_College_of_Education" title="Bagabaga College of Education">Bagabaga College of Education</a></td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamale_College_of_Education" title="Tamale College of Education">Tamale College of Education</a></td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_for_Development_Studies" title="University for Development Studies">University for Development Studies</a></td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamale_Technical_University" title="Tamale Technical University">Tamale Technical University</a></td> <td>Public</td> <td>Active </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tamale_international_airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Tamale_international_airport.jpg/230px-Tamale_international_airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Tamale_international_airport.jpg/345px-Tamale_international_airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Tamale_international_airport.jpg/460px-Tamale_international_airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1170" data-file-height="928" /></a><figcaption>Roadside view of <a href="/wiki/Tamale_International_Airport" title="Tamale International Airport">Tamale International Airport</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Tamale is served by <a href="/wiki/Tamale_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamale Airport">Tamale International Airport</a>. Located about 11 km (6 nmi; 7 mi) from downtown Tamale, the airport is mainly used by commercial airlines such as <a href="/wiki/Africa_World_Airlines" title="Africa World Airlines">Africa World Airlines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Passion_Air" title="Passion Air">Passion Air</a> which are the only operational companies as of 2024. They run regular flights between Tamale and Accra's <a href="/wiki/Kotoka_International_Airport" title="Kotoka International Airport">Kotoka International Airport</a>, along with other regional capitals.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rapid_transport">Rapid transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Rapid transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are public transports from Tamale to major cities such as <a href="/wiki/Kumasi" title="Kumasi">Kumasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accra" title="Accra">Accra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mim,_Ahafo" title="Mim, Ahafo">Mim, Ahafo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Coast" title="Cape Coast">Cape Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunyani" title="Sunyani">Sunyani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Takoradi" class="mw-redirect" title="Takoradi">Takoradi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tema" title="Tema">Tema</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ho,_Ghana" title="Ho, Ghana">Ho</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wa,_Ghana" title="Wa, Ghana">Wa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bolgatanga" title="Bolgatanga">Bolgatanga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elubo" title="Elubo">Elubo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aflao" title="Aflao">Aflao</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Techiman" title="Techiman">Techiman</a>. They are operated by Tamale's <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> system, <i><a href="/wiki/Tro-tro" class="mw-redirect" title="Tro-tro">tro-tro</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Metro_mass_Transit_L.T.D" class="mw-redirect" title="Metro mass Transit L.T.D">MetroMass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Intercity_STC" title="Intercity STC">STC Bus Lines</a>, and other privately owned bus companies.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 6">: 6 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buses_and_taxis">Buses and taxis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Buses and taxis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tamale,_Ghana.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Tamale%2C_Ghana.JPG/220px-Tamale%2C_Ghana.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Tamale%2C_Ghana.JPG/330px-Tamale%2C_Ghana.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Tamale%2C_Ghana.JPG/440px-Tamale%2C_Ghana.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2919" data-file-height="2190" /></a><figcaption>View of a <a href="/wiki/High_street" class="mw-redirect" title="High street">high street</a> in Tamale</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Taxi" title="Taxi">Taxis</a> in the past used to be one of the most popular means of getting around Tamale for visitors to the town until the arrival of the tricycles, popularly called 'Mahama-Cambuu' or 'yellow-yellow'. It rise to popularity due to being cheaper than the taxi despite being more dangerous.<sup id="cite_ref-tricycles_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tricycles-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The popular means of travel for locals however is by <a href="/wiki/Motorbike" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorbike">motorbike</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 6">: 6 </span></sup> Motorbikes are the most used means of transport for the locals. In 2024, a record of 600,032 locals possess motorbikes. Another means of transport are huge buses such as intercity STC, VIP, VVIP among others and these buses are being used every day. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metropolitan_area">Metropolitan area</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Metropolitan area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Tamale_Metropolitan_District.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Map_of_Tamale_Metropolitan_District.png/250px-Map_of_Tamale_Metropolitan_District.png" decoding="async" width="230" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Map_of_Tamale_Metropolitan_District.png/500px-Map_of_Tamale_Metropolitan_District.png 1.5x" data-file-width="695" data-file-height="652" /></a><figcaption>Map of <a href="/wiki/Tamale_Metropolitan_District" title="Tamale Metropolitan District">Tamale Metropolitan District</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Tamale is located in <a href="/wiki/Tamale_Metropolitan_District" title="Tamale Metropolitan District">Tamale Metropolitan District</a>, which has an area of about 647 km<sup>2</sup> (250 sq mi). The district bordered the <a href="/wiki/Sagnarigu_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Sagnarigu District">Sagnarigu District</a> to the west and north, <a href="/wiki/Mion_District" title="Mion District">Mion District</a> towards the east, <a href="/wiki/East_Gonja_Municipal_District" title="East Gonja Municipal District">East Gonja District</a> to the south and the <a href="/wiki/Central_Gonja_District" title="Central Gonja District">Central Gonja District</a> towards the southwest.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1">: 1 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 19.5em; float: right; clear: right; text-align: center; border: solid 1px silver" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><th>Tamale </th></tr> <tr><th style="font-size: 90%">Climate chart (<a href="/wiki/Template:Climate_chart/How_to_read_a_climate_chart" title="Template:Climate chart/How to read a climate chart">explanation</a>)</th></tr> <tr><td><table class="infobox" style="width: 100%; margin: 0; float: right; clear: right; text-align: center; border: none; font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">F</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">S</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">O</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">N</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">D</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.06em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.2em;height:3em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15.2em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">36</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.7em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">21</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.06em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.6em;height:2.8em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15.4em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">37</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.1em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">23</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.06em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">53</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.8em;height:2.6em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15.4em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">37</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.3em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">24</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.38em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">69</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.8em;height:2.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15.2em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">36</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.3em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">24</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.08em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">104</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.8em;height:1.8em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.6em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">33</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.3em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">24</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.84em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">142</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:1.8em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.2em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">31</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">22</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.7em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">135</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:1.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.8em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">29</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">22</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:3.92em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">196</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:1.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.8em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">29</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">22</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:4.52em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">226</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:1.6em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">30</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">22</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.98em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">99</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.4em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">32</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">22</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.2em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">10</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:2.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.8em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">34</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">22</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.1em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">5</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12em;height:3em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">35</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.5em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">20</span></div> </div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: red; background-color: red">█</span> Average max. and min. temperatures in °C</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: #aaccee; background-color: #aaccee">█</span> Precipitation totals in mm</td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em">Source: <a href="/wiki/BBC_Weather" title="BBC Weather">BBC Weather</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td> <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%; margin: 0; float: right; clear: right; text-align: center; border: none; font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="12">Imperial conversion</th></tr> <tr><td>J</td><td>F</td><td>M</td><td>A</td><td>M</td><td>J</td><td>J</td><td>A</td><td>S</td><td>O</td><td>N</td><td>D</td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.06em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">0.1</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.2em;height:3em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15.2em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">97</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.7em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">70</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.06em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">0.1</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.6em;height:2.8em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15.4em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">99</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.1em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">73</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.06em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.1</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.8em;height:2.6em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15.4em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">99</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.3em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">75</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.38em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.7</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.8em;height:2.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15.2em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">97</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.3em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">75</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.08em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">4.1</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.8em;height:1.8em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.6em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">91</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.3em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">75</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.84em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">5.6</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:1.8em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.2em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">88</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">72</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.7em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">5.3</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:1.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.8em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">84</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">72</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:3.92em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">7.7</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:1.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.8em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">84</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">72</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:4.52em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">8.9</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:1.6em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">86</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">72</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.98em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3.9</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.4em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">90</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">72</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.2em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">0.4</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12.4em;height:2.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.8em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">93</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">72</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.1em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">0.2</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:12em;height:3em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:15em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">95</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.5em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">68</span></div> </div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: red; background-color: red">█</span> Average max. and min. temperatures in °F</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: #aaccee; background-color: #aaccee">█</span> Precipitation totals in inches</td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Tamale has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_savanna_climate" title="Tropical savanna climate">tropical savanna climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a> <i>Aw</i>). The metropolis usually only experiences one rainy season a year, effecting staple crop farming. During the rainy season, it comes with tiny sunshine with heavy thunderstorms.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 3">: 3 </span></sup> The mean monthly rainfall is about 89 mm (3.5 in) within 95 days of rainfall in the form of tropical showers. The mean monthly temperatures is on average around 34 °C (93 °F) while the minimum monthly temperatures are around 23 °C (73 °F).<sup id="cite_ref-climate_data_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-climate_data-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: table 2">: table 2 </span></sup> The relative humidity in the city is usually the lowest between December and March at 30% while around August it is the highest at 70%.<sup id="cite_ref-climate_data_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-climate_data-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: sec. 3.2.2">: sec. 3.2.2 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Climate_change">Climate change</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Climate change"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Ghana" title="Climate change in Ghana">Climate change in Ghana</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">Climate change</a> is threatening the livelihoods of Tamale residents due to <a href="/wiki/Drought" title="Drought">droughts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flood" title="Flood">floods</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Heatwave" class="mw-redirect" title="Heatwave">heatwaves</a> becoming more common. This hinders farmers ability to farm because they need consistent rainfall for their crops to survive. There are national policies and intervention from NGOs to make sure that the impact from climate change in the area is minimal.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Tamale (1991–2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FC0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41.7<br />(107.1) </td> <td style="background: #ED0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">42.8<br />(109.0) </td> <td style="background: #F10000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">42.5<br />(108.5) </td> <td style="background: #FA0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41.8<br />(107.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF0600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.5<br />(104.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF1A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.6<br />(99.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.6<br />(96.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF2A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.4<br />(95.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.4<br />(95.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF1600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.2<br />(100.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF0900; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.1<br />(104.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF0E00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.4<br />(102.9) </td> <td style="background: #ED0000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">42.8<br />(109.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.0<br />(96.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF1600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.2<br />(100.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.9<br />(102.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(98.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF2F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.6<br />(94.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.2<br />(90.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.2<br />(86.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.2<br />(88.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.6<br />(92.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF2200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.5<br />(97.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.3<br />(97.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF2F00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">34.6<br />(94.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF4E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.1<br />(86.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.9<br />(87.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.8<br />(85.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.6<br />(83.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.0<br />(78.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.8<br />(78.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.9<br />(78.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.3<br />(81.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(82.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.5<br />(67.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.2<br />(79.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.1<br />(79.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.1<br />(77.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.7<br />(74.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.7<br />(72.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.0<br />(71.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.5<br />(67.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5<br />(50.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.8<br />(60.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.6<br />(65.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br />(68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9934; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.2<br />(66.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.9<br />(66.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.3<br />(66.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF952C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.8<br />(67.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.0<br />(66.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9934; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.2<br />(66.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC388; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.1<br />(55.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC994; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.2<br />(54.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">10.5<br />(50.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #FAFFFA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.2<br />(0.13) </td> <td style="background: #EDFFED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4<br />(0.41) </td> <td style="background: #CAFFCA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.9<br />(1.37) </td> <td style="background: #80FF80; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.1<br />(3.23) </td> <td style="background: #54FF54; color:#000000;" class="notheme">114.4<br />(4.50) </td> <td style="background: #27FF27; color:#000000;" class="notheme">139.7<br />(5.50) </td> <td style="background: #00F400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">178.1<br />(7.01) </td> <td style="background: #00E300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">189.3<br />(7.45) </td> <td style="background: #00C000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">206.1<br />(8.11) </td> <td style="background: #60FF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">106.2<br />(4.18) </td> <td style="background: #F5FFF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0<br />(0.24) </td> <td style="background: #F9FFF9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(0.13) </td> <td style="background: #77FF77; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,073.8<br />(42.28) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9 </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.4 </td> <td style="background: #C1C1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.8 </td> <td style="background: #A6A6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2 </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5 </td> <td style="background: #7D7DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5 </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.7 </td> <td style="background: #4848FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.3 </td> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8 </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #B4B4FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">71.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #9797FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27 </td> <td style="background: #8484FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32 </td> <td style="background: #5252FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">45 </td> <td style="background: #1515FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">61 </td> <td style="background: #0000F2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #0000D7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">77 </td> <td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80 </td> <td style="background: #0000CF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">79 </td> <td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80 </td> <td style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">74 </td> <td style="background: #1D1DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">59 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40 </td> <td style="background: #1919FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">60 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">238.7 </td> <td style="background: #E1E100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">219.8 </td> <td style="background: #DEDE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">229.3 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">232.6 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">233.1 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">208.1 </td> <td style="background: #CECE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">173.2 </td> <td style="background: #C7C700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">158.0 </td> <td style="background: #D2D200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">175.8 </td> <td style="background: #E3E300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">252.1 </td> <td style="background: #E7E700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">262.2 </td> <td style="background: #E3E300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">253.3 </td> <td style="background: #DDDD00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,636.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #E7E700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6 </td> <td style="background: #E6E600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #E4E400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1 </td> <td style="background: #E1E100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.7 </td> <td style="background: #E3E300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.0 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8 </td> <td style="background: #CACA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.2 </td> <td style="background: #C0C024; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.5 </td> <td style="background: #CACA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.2 </td> <td style="background: #E6E600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #EDED09; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4 </td> <td style="background: #E9E900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-WMOCLINO_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMOCLINO-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: <a href="/wiki/Deutscher_Wetterdienst" title="Deutscher Wetterdienst">Deutscher Wetterdienst</a> (mean temperature, humidity, daily sunshine hours 1961-1990)<sup id="cite_ref-DWD_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DWD-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Ghana#Northern_Region" title="List of hospitals in Ghana">List of hospitals in Ghana § Northern Region</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_4.jpg/330px-Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_4.jpg/500px-Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_4.jpg/960px-Tamale_Teaching_Hospital_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="1836" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tamale_Teaching_Hospital" title="Tamale Teaching Hospital">Tamale Teaching Hospital</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The city is home to the <a href="/wiki/Tamale_Teaching_Hospital" title="Tamale Teaching Hospital">Tamale Teaching Hospital</a>, which helps to handle health related issues for the whole region. It is the 3rd largest hospital in the country. It also offers undergraduate and graduate programs in medicine, nursing, and nutrition.<sup id="cite_ref-tamale_teaching_hospital_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tamale_teaching_hospital-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Female_Football_43.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Female_Football_43.jpg/250px-Female_Football_43.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Female_Football_43.jpg/500px-Female_Football_43.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Football players training on a field in Tamale</figcaption></figure> <p>Tamale is home to <a href="/wiki/Real_Tamale_United" title="Real Tamale United">Real Tamale United</a> along with other smaller clubs. They played at the <a href="/wiki/Aliu_Mahama_Sports_Stadium" title="Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium">Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium</a> (formerly Tamale Sports Stadium), which was the location of some of the matches played during the <a href="/wiki/2008_African_Cup_of_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 African Cup of Nations">2008 African Cup of Nations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census_2010_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2008_African_Cup_Tamale_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2008_African_Cup_Tamale-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the state of the stadium, <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a> have prevented international matches to be play at the facility.<sup id="cite_ref-stadium_state_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stadium_state-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the 1970s, modern communication in Tamale is rapid with it being operated by 6 mobile telecommunication companies. There are 11 <a href="/wiki/FM_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="FM radio">FM radio</a> stations located in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-city_overview_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city_overview-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 68">: 68 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following shows the cities that Tamale is <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">twined</a> with: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country</th> <th>City</th> <th>County / district / region / state</th> <th>Date</th> <th><abbr title="Reference">Ref</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></span></td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Louisville%2C_KY.png/40px-Flag_of_Louisville%2C_KY.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Louisville%2C_KY.png/60px-Flag_of_Louisville%2C_KY.png 2x" data-file-width="392" data-file-height="246" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a></span></td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></span></td> <td>1979</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso" title="Burkina Faso"><img alt="Burkina Faso" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/23px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/35px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/45px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fada_N%27gourma" title="Fada N'gourma">Fada N'gourma</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Est_Region_(Burkina_Faso)" title="Est Region (Burkina Faso)">Est Region</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fada_N%27Gourma_Department" title="Fada N'Gourma Department">Fada N'Gourma</a>)</td> <td>2003</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger"><img alt="Niger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Niger.svg/18px-Flag_of_Niger.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Niger.svg/27px-Flag_of_Niger.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Niger.svg/35px-Flag_of_Niger.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a></span></td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/City_of_Niamey_logo.png/40px-City_of_Niamey_logo.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/City_of_Niamey_logo.png/60px-City_of_Niamey_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="455" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Niamey" title="Niamey">Commune II Niamey</a></span></td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/City_of_Niamey_logo.png/40px-City_of_Niamey_logo.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/City_of_Niamey_logo.png/60px-City_of_Niamey_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="455" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Niamey" title="Niamey">Niamey</a></span></td> <td>2007</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><span style="font-size: 85%;">*Numbers in date column list the year of twinning.</span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Dynamic_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">dynamic list</a> and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Tamale,_Ghana" title="Special:EditPage/Tamale, Ghana">adding missing items</a> with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a>.</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mubarak_Wakaso" title="Mubarak Wakaso">Mubarak Wakaso</a>, professional footballer<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haruna_Iddrisu" title="Haruna Iddrisu">Haruna Iddrisu</a>, Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Tamale_South_(Ghana_parliament_constituency)" title="Tamale South (Ghana parliament constituency)">Tamale South</a> and the former Minister for Employment and Labour Relations in Ghana, Minority leader of Parliament<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Majeed_Waris" title="Abdul Majeed Waris">Abdul Majeed Waris</a>, professional footballer<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fancy_Gadam" title="Fancy Gadam">Fancy Gadam</a>, Afro-pop and dancehall artist<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahamudu_Bawumia" title="Mahamudu Bawumia">Mahamudu Bawumia</a>, politician<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Basha" title="Ibrahim Basha">Sheikh Bayan Basha</a>, Islamic preacher<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alhassan_Suhuyini" title="Alhassan Suhuyini">Alhassan Suhiyini</a>, politician<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inusah_Fuseini" title="Inusah Fuseini">Inusah Fuseini</a>, politician<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alhassan_Bashir_Fuseini" title="Alhassan Bashir Fuseini">Alhassan Bashir Fuseini</a>, politician<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mona_4Reall" title="Mona 4Reall">Mona 4Reall</a>, Socialite, model, musician, and businesswoman<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maccasio" title="Maccasio">Maccasio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop">Hip hop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hip_life" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip life">hip life</a> artist and an entrepreneur<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Mahama_(artist)" title="Ibrahim Mahama (artist)">Ibrahim Mahama</a>, artist<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tamale_Central_Market" title="Tamale Central Market">Tamale Central Market</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Expalanatory_notes">Expalanatory notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamale,_Ghana&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Expalanatory notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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title="c:Category:Tamale">Media</a> from Commons</span></li><li><span class="sister-logo"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/40px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/60px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="193" /></span></span></span><span class="sister-link"><a href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tamale" class="extiw" title="voy:Tamale">Travel information</a> from Wikivoyage</span></li><li><span class="sister-logo"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/27px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Cape_Coast" title="Cape Coast">Cape Coast</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obuasi" title="Obuasi">Obuasi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Region" title="Ashanti Region">Ashanti</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koforidua" title="Koforidua">Koforidua</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">100,000+</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tema" title="Tema">Tema</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Techiman" title="Techiman">Techiman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brong-Ahafo_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Brong-Ahafo Region">Brong-Ahafo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashaiman" title="Ashaiman">Ashaiman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teshie" title="Teshie">Teshie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madina,_Ghana" title="Madina, Ghana">Madina</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wa,_Ghana" title="Wa, Ghana">Wa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Upper_West_Region" title="Upper West Region">Upper West</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">80,000+</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ho,_Ghana" title="Ho, Ghana">Ho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Volta_Region" title="Volta Region">Volta</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nungua" title="Nungua">Nungua</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lashibi" title="Lashibi">Lashibi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dome,_Ghana" title="Dome, Ghana">Dome</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gbawe" title="Gbawe">Gbawe</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasoa" title="Kasoa">Kasoa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">60,000+</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ejura" title="Ejura">Ejura</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Region" title="Ashanti Region">Ashanti</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taifa,_Accra" title="Taifa, Accra">Taifa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bawku" title="Bawku">Bawku</a> (<a href="/wiki/Upper_East_Region" title="Upper East Region">Upper East</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aflao" title="Aflao">Aflao</a> (<a href="/wiki/Volta_Region" title="Volta Region">Volta</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agona_Swedru" title="Agona Swedru">Agona Swedru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolgatanga" title="Bolgatanga">Bolgatanga</a> (<a href="/wiki/Upper_East_Region" title="Upper East Region">Upper East</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tafo" title="Tafo">Tafo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Region" title="Ashanti Region">Ashanti</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berekum" title="Berekum">Berekum</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brong-Ahafo_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Brong-Ahafo Region">Brong-Ahafo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkawkaw" title="Nkawkaw">Nkawkaw</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akim_Oda" title="Akim Oda">Akim Oda</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winneba" title="Winneba">Winneba</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">40,000+</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hohoe" title="Hohoe">Hohoe</a> (<a href="/wiki/Volta_Region" title="Volta Region">Volta</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yendi" title="Yendi">Yendi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Northern Region (Ghana)">Northern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suhum,_Ghana" title="Suhum, Ghana">Suhum</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kintampo_(Ghana)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintampo (Ghana)">Kintampo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brong-Ahafo_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Brong-Ahafo Region">Brong-Ahafo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adenta_East" title="Adenta East">Adenta East</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Accra_Region" title="Greater Accra Region">Greater Accra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nsawam" title="Nsawam">Nsawam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mampong" title="Mampong">Mampong</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Region" title="Ashanti Region">Ashanti</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konongo,_Ghana" title="Konongo, Ghana">Konongo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Region" title="Ashanti Region">Ashanti</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">20,000+</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asamankese" title="Asamankese">Asamankese</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenchi" title="Wenchi">Wenchi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brong-Ahafo_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Brong-Ahafo Region">Brong-Ahafo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japekrom" title="Japekrom">Japekrom</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brong-Ahafo_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Brong-Ahafo Region">Brong-Ahafo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savelugu" title="Savelugu">Savelugu</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Northern Region (Ghana)">Northern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agogo,_Ghana" title="Agogo, Ghana">Agogo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Region" title="Ashanti Region">Ashanti</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anloga" title="Anloga">Anloga</a> (<a href="/wiki/Volta_Region" title="Volta Region">Volta</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prestea" title="Prestea">Prestea</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Region_(Ghana)" title="Western Region (Ghana)">Western</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effiakuma" title="Effiakuma">Effiakuma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Region_(Ghana)" title="Western Region (Ghana)">Western</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarkwa" title="Tarkwa">Tarkwa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Region_(Ghana)" title="Western Region (Ghana)">Western</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmina" title="Elmina">Elmina</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunkwa-on-Offin" title="Dunkwa-on-Offin">Dunkwa-on-Offin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begoro" title="Begoro">Begoro</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kpandu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kpandu">Kpandu</a> (<a href="/wiki/Volta_Region" title="Volta Region">Volta</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navrongo" title="Navrongo">Navrongo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Upper_East_Region" title="Upper East Region">Upper East</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Axim" title="Axim">Axim</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Region_(Ghana)" title="Western Region (Ghana)">Western</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apam" title="Apam">Apam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salaga" title="Salaga">Salaga</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Northern Region (Ghana)">Northern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saltpond" title="Saltpond">Saltpond</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akwatia" title="Akwatia">Akwatia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shama,_Ghana" title="Shama, Ghana">Shama</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Region_(Ghana)" title="Western Region (Ghana)">Western</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keta" title="Keta">Keta</a> (<a href="/wiki/Volta_Region" title="Volta Region">Volta</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyakrom" title="Nyakrom">Nyakrom</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bibiani" title="Bibiani">Bibiani</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Region_(Ghana)" title="Western Region (Ghana)">Western</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goaso" title="Goaso">Goaso</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ahafo_Region" title="Ahafo Region">Ahafo Region</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somanya" title="Somanya">Somanya</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assin_Foso" class="mw-redirect" title="Assin Foso">Assin Foso</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">5,000+</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aburi" title="Aburi">Aburi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banda_Ahenkro" title="Banda Ahenkro">Banda Ahenkro</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brong-Ahafo_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Brong-Ahafo Region">Brong-Ahafo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumford,_Ghana" title="Mumford, Ghana">Mumford</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Region_(Ghana)" title="Central Region (Ghana)">Central</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bechem" title="Bechem">Bechem</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brong-Ahafo_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Brong-Ahafo Region">Brong-Ahafo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duayaw_Nkwanta" title="Duayaw Nkwanta">Duayaw Nkwanta</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brong-Ahafo_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Brong-Ahafo Region">Brong-Ahafo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kade,_Ghana" title="Kade, Ghana">Kade</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Region_(Ghana)" title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a 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title="Eastern Region (Ghana)">Eastern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aboso" title="Aboso">Aboso</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Region_(Ghana)" title="Western Region (Ghana)">Western</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bekwai" title="Bekwai">Bekwai</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Region" title="Ashanti Region">Ashanti</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <dl><dt>Regional capitals in bold</dt> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Kumasi" title="Kumasi">Kumasi</a></b></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Accra" title="Accra">Accra</a></b></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Sekondi-Takoradi" title="Sekondi-Takoradi">Sekondi-Takoradi</a></b></dd> <dd><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tamale</a></b></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Sunyani" title="Sunyani">Sunyani</a></b></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Cape_Coast" title="Cape Coast">Cape Coast</a></b></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Koforidua" title="Koforidua">Koforidua</a></b></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Wa,_Ghana" title="Wa, Ghana">Wa</a></b></dd> 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