| Bolgatanga Municipal District | |
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| — District — | |
| Districts of Upper East Ghana | |
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Bolgatanga Municipal District
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Upper East Region |
| Capital | Bolgatanga |
| Government | |
| • District executive | Harry Ayamga Epsona (succeeded Isaac Nsoh Amoah) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,463 km2 (564.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 228,778 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166 |
The Bolgatanga Municipal District is a district of Ghana in the Upper East Region.
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The inhabitants of the district belong predominantly to different peoples of Northern Ghana. The town of Bolgatanga, however, has a cosmopolitan character. Here are mixed not only different peoples of the north, but also members of the major ethnic groups including the Akan, Ewe, and Ga peoples.
The climate is tropical with a rainy season from May to October and a long dry season with virtually no rainfall from October to April. Temperatures range between a maximum of 45 degrees in March / April and at least 12 °C in December.
The natural vegetation of the district consists of tree savanna, with baobab, and acacia trees. The low vegetation is burned by fire during the dry season or dried by the sun.
The majority of the population in the 1990s lived, in spite of the urban structure of the district, from agriculture, 19% commercial, 12% industry, mainly handicrafts, and just 7.4% were employed in public services.There are some jobs in the mining and construction and in the form of some metal-working companies, repair shops, painting companies etc. but these represent a very small minority.
Important towns in addition to Bolgatanga include:
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