Mion District | |
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.png) Districts ofNorthern Region | |
  Mion District Location of Mion District withinNorthern | |
| Coordinates:9°25′1.92″N0°16′33.96″W / 9.4172000°N 0.2761000°W /9.4172000; -0.2761000 | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Northern |
| Capital | Sang |
| Government | |
| • District Executive | Mohammed Hashim Abdullah |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,714.1 km2 (1,047.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 94,930[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-NP-MI |
Mion District is one of the sixteen districts inNorthern Region,Ghana.[2][3][4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-largerYendi District in 1988, which was created from the formerEast Dagomba District Council, until the western part of the district was later split off to createMion District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining original part has bee retained to becomeYendi Municipal District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008). The district assembly is located in the central part of Northern Region and hasSang as its capital town.
Its northern neighbours are the Gushegu Municipal and Karaga Districts. To the east is the Yendi Municipal District. The districts bordering Mion District on the west are Tamale Metropolis, Savelugu Municipal and Nanton District. On the south, it borders Nanumba North District and East Gonja Municipal.[5]
According to the 2010 Ghana housing census, the total population is 91,812. This is made up of 42,649 males and 44,163 females.[5]
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