Saboba Chereponi

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Saboba Chereponi
Region	Northern
District type	ordinary
District Chief Executive	Azumah Namoro Sanda
Capital	Saboba
Area	3,439 km²
Population (2002)	93,100
ISO 3166	GH-NP-SC

Saboba Chereponi is a district of Ghana in the Northern Region of Ghana in north-east Ghana, bordering Togo. The area is 3439 km², with a population of 93,100 as of 2000. The climate is hot and dry, with "winter" occurring between June and October when sudden, torrential rains flood the area. Due to poor soil and lack of water, farming is difficult and irrigation (not greatly practiced) necessary for a good yield. Subsistence farming and rural poverty is the norm for the majority of the population. In this semi-desert region, flat and hot grasslands are the norm, and tall vegetation is infrequent. Summer daytime temperatures may reach 45 °C with regularity. Average monthly temperatures range from 25 to 35 °C.

The majority of the people living in this region call themselves the Anufo, or Chokosi, descendants of a warrior people who were invited by a Ghanaian king as mercenaries and who have stayed ever since. The ethno-linguistic group stretches across the top of several West African countries, and local travel to Togo is common. People commonly speak Chokosi as well as other Ghanaian languages and English. Non-extremist Muslim is the common religion but ancestor worship is still practiced by all. Tribal warfare is somewhat frequent and violent.

Major population centers include Chereponi and Saboba, the capital of the district. Visitors should be aware of the dangers of dehydration, malaria, and other local ailments. There are few tourist attractions in the region.

Transportation to Chereponi is available from Yendi, to the southwest. Roads are poor and may wash out during the rainy season. Visitors should introduce themselves to the local chief as well as chief of police, if they will be staying long. ActionAid is the primary international organization operating in the town, and may be able to assist visitors in some way. There was no telephone or electrical connection as of 2001.

Saboba, the capital of the region, is much larger than Chereponi but home to the uninviting local legend than visitors not born in Saboba will die if they attempt to spend the night.

[edit] References

• Saboba/Chereponi at GhanaDistricts.com
• A road density report from the Ministry of Roads and Transport of Ghana gives the area and population figures.

	Districts of the Northern Region of Ghana
Bole | Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo | Central Gonja | East Gonja | East Mamprusi | Gushiegu | Karanga | Nanumba North | Nanumba South | Saboba Chereponi | Savelugu/Nanton | Sawla-Tuna-Kalba | Tamale Municipal | Tolon/Kumbungu | West Gonja | West Mamprusi | Yendi | Zabzugu/Tatale