Chereponi District with its capital is one of the twenty six (26) administrative districts in the Northern region of Ghana. It is located between latitudes 10 ° 10 ¹S and 10°N eastwards and longitude 10° 10¹ N and 10° 20¹ S northwards.
It shares boundaries with the following Districts; Gushegu District to the West; Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District to the North; Saboba and Yendi Districts to the South and South-West and The Republic of Togo to the East bordered by the River Oti. The District has a total land area of approximately 1,080 sq. km. This is merely an estimate because no geographic
Politically,it is made up of one (1) Town and five (5) Area Councils. The Town Council is Chereponi while the Area Councils are Wenchiki, Tombo, Tambong, Nansoni and Wonjuga. The Chereponi District in total has 196 settlements, 20 Unit Committees, 20 Electoral Areas, 33 Assembly members (20 elected and 11 Government appointees), Member of Parliament and District Chief Executive. The District has one(1) Constituency.
Mr. Azumah Namoro Sanda, the Member of Parliament for Chereponi has emphasized his pledge to support some students in the tertiary level in the constituency to meet their educational expenses beginning this year.
The District Chief Executive for the Chereponi District Assembly, Alhaji Mohammed Seidu Issah Abbah has pledged his commitment to ensure the development of an effective partnership between it and the Ghana Education Service, traditional authorities, Parent-Teacher Association among others to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools.
The Chereponi Secondary Technical School(CHESTEC) in the Northern region has received a massive support as the Assembly has this year rehabilitated a Girls’ Dormitory block at the school.
Two communities under the Chereponi District in the Northern region have ventured into serious tree planting exercise to assist the district widen the afforestation project in the area.
The District Chief Executive for Chereponi, Mr. Alhaji Mohammed Seidu Issah Abah has handed over an office accommodation for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) personnel in the town.
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