Tamale

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Tamale is the largest city in northern Ghana and a major administrative, commercial, and cultural hub for the surrounding region.

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Tamale canonical 21

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
regional capital
administrativeCenterFor Tamale Metropolitan District
climate tropical savanna climate
connectsByRoadTo Accra
Bolgatanga
Kumasi
Wa
continent Africa
country Ghana
culturalRegion Dagbon
linked to: Dagomba
distanceFromAccra approximately 600 km by road
economicActivity agricultural produce marketing
services
trade
ethnicGroupMajority Dagomba people
governedBy Tamale Metropolitan Assembly
hasAirport Tamale Airport
hasApproximatePopulation over 300000 inhabitants
hasDrySeason Harmattan season
hasHealthFacility Tamale Teaching Hospital
hasLeaderTitle Metropolitan Chief Executive
hasMarket Tamale Central Market
hasSeniorHighSchool Northern School of Business
Tamale Girls Senior High School
Tamale Senior High School
hasSportsTeam Real Tamale United F.C.
linked to: Real Tamale United
hasStadium Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium
hasTeacherTrainingCollege Tamale College of Education
hasUniversity University for Development Studies (Tamale campus)
isLargestCityIn northern Ghana
isTransportHubFor northern Ghana
knownFor Islamic architecture and mosques
modern road network
motorbike use
languageMajority Dagbani
languageWidelySpoken English
locatedIn Northern Region, Ghana
northern Ghana
nearbyTraditionalCapital Yendi
regionalCapitalOf Northern Region, Ghana
religionMajority Islam
role administrative hub for northern Ghana
commercial hub for northern Ghana
cultural hub for northern Ghana
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
utcOffset +0

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