Zabzugu
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Zabzugu | |
|---|---|
District Capital | |
  Zabzugu Location of Zabzugu in Northern region | |
| Coordinates: 9°17′N 0°22′E / 9.283°N 0.367°E | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Northern Region |
| District | Zabzugu-Tatale District |
| Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | — |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Zabzugu is a small town and the capital of Zabzugu district, a district in the Northern Region of Ghana. It has a nucleated settlement and is less populated. Most of the people there are farmers, and their main produce is yam and maize.
The only senior high school in the district is Zabzugu Senior High School.[1]
Demography
The population of Zabzugu District, according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, is 63,815 representing 2.6 percent of the region's population. Males constitute 49.1 percent, and females represent 50.9 percent. The proportion of the population living in rural localities is (68%) higher than that living in rural localities by (32%) of the district's population. The district has a sex ratio of 96.3. The population of the district is youthful (46.5% of the population is below 15 years) depicting a broad base population pyramid which tapers off with a small number of elderly persons (60 years and older) representing 5.3 percent. The total age dependency ratio for the district is 100.2, and the age dependency ratio for rural localities is (109.3) higher than that of urban localities, which is (83.1).
Economy of the District
Transportation system
The district's major source of transportation is road transport, with motor vehicles and bikes as the main means of transportation. The district is spanned by 402 km of feeder roads network, which links the district capital to other communities as well as other neighbouring districts.
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