Saboba Chereponi

Saboba Chereponi District
District

Districts of Northern region
Saboba Chereponi District

Saboba Chereponi District in Northern region

Coordinates: 9°55′01″N 0°00′32″W / 9.91694°N 0.00889°W
Region Northern Region
Capital Saboba
Government
  District executive David Nyame
Area
  Total 3,439 km2 (1,328 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)
ISO 3166 code GH-NP-SC

Saboba Chereponi District (or simply Saboba) is one of the twenty (20) districts in the Northern Region of north Ghana.[1] The capital is Saboba.

Geography

Saboba Chereponi district is a savannah district, hot grasslands with scattered scrub trees are the norm. Summer daytime temperatures may reach 45 °C with regularity. Average monthly temperatures range from 25 to 35 °C.

Weather

The harmattan winds carry fine dust, from the end of November through the end of March. Dry heat follows until the rainy season of June to October when sudden, torrential rains flood the area. There is often reduced rainfall, which hinders hydroelectric production, and causes frequent rolling blackouts.

Health

Health care is provided at the Saboba Medical Centre, the district regional healthcare facility.

Tourism

Saboba, the capital of the district, has guesthouses available for tourists. There are few tourist attractions in the Saboba Chereponi district.

Transport

Transportation to Saboba is available from Yendi.

Economy

Agriculture

Subsistence agriculture is the economic norm in the Saboba Chereponi district.

References

Coordinates: 9°42′06″N 0°19′22″W / 9.7018°N 0.3229°W