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Tamale, Ghana

Western Africa

Tamale is the capital city of the Northern Region of Ghana and the country's third largest city, with a population of 374,744 at the 2021 census. It lies within the Kingdom of Dagbon, Ghana's oldest kingdom, and is traditionally inhabited by the Dagomba people alongside Gonja, Mamprusi, Nanumba, Konkomba and Akan residents; it has also been ranked the fastest growing city in West Africa.

Facts
Population
729,768 1
Area (sq km)
750 1
Founding Year
1906 2
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
151 1
Latitude
9.4075 degrees north 1
Longitude
0.853333 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 5
Sources
1. Tamale, Ghana (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 729,768 (2023)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 9.4075, longitude -0.853333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 151 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 750.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 729768 (2023)
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2. Wikipedia: Tamale, Ghana
  • Infobox: established_date
    1906
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 9.4075,-0.8533
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 182.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, -0.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, -0.75
9.25 -0.75 Aw
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5. GeoNames: Tamale - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2294877, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.71 km)
Quote, cities500 record 2294877, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.71 km)
9.40079 -0.8393 P PPLA GH 06 811 464316 196 Africa/Accra
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