Chereponi
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Chereponi | |
|---|---|
District Capital | |
  Chereponi Location of Chereponi in North East region | |
| Coordinates: 10°11′39.3493″N 0°17′50.3434″W / 10.194263694°N 0.297317611°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | North East region |
| District | Chereponi District |
| Elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | — |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Chereponi is a small town and is the capital of the Chereponi district, a district in the North East Region of Ghana.[1][2] As a district, Chereponi has a viable market which spends every 8 days.
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Geographical location
In the North East Region, Chereponi is one of Ghana's border towns to neighbouring Togo. Wonjuga is the village where the Ghana-Togo border is pitched. It has the Customs, and Immigration Officers stationed on the same plot. From Chereponi, one could enter Togo (Sansanne Mango) or Sankansi after crossing the border. Yorgu is the last Ghanaian village nestled closed to the Comoe River before crossing into Togo.
District Assembly
The Chereponi town is the District Capital of the Chereponi District. It has a district assembly which was inaugurated in 2008 during the reigns of Hon. Doris Seidu Asibi. Hon Alhaji Mohammed Seidu Issah Abbah served as the first district chief executive. Following the reigns of Hon Issah Abbah, are four more DCEs. Currently, the district assembly is headed by the District Chief Executive, Hon. Amadu Kofi Sheini who is barely 8 months old in office following his appointment by President John Dramani Mahama who emerged as winner of the December 2024 General Elections in Ghana.
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