Northern Region (Ghana)
The Northern Region is the largest area of Ghana. It is divided into 20 districts. The region's capital is Tamale. It covers an area of 70,384 square kilometres.
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“Warmest climes but nurse the cruelest fangs: the tiger of Bengal crouches in spiced groves of ceaseless verdure. Skies the most effulgent but basket the deadliest thunders: gorgeous Cuba knows tornadoes that never swept tame northern lands.”
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