Talensi (Talensi-Nabdam), one of the newly created districts was carved from the Bolgatanga District Assembly in August 2004. Tongo is its district’s capital.
It has a population of about 94650, bordered to the North by the Bolgatanga District, South by the West and East Mamprusi Districts, Kassena-Nanakana District to the West and the Bawku West District to the East.
Mining communities in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, are demanding compensation from the Shaanxi Mining Company Limited, a subsidiary of China Gold Resources Group Company Limited, which is mining in the area.
Mining communities in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, are demanding compensation from the Shaanxi Mining Company Limited, a subsidiary of China Gold Resources Group Company Limited, which is mining in the area.
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on all stakeholders within the health sector to rededicate themselves to improve care for children under five.
Shaanxi Mining Company Limited, a subsidiary of China Gold Resources Group Company Limited is supporting two small scale firms in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region to start production this year, 2013.
The St. Theresa Primary school located at Tongo in the Talensi-Nabdam district has received a standard 3 unit classroom structure meant to enhance effective teaching and learning in the school.