Garu
District Capital
Garu is located in Ghana
Garu
Garu
Location of Garu in Upper East region
Coordinates: 10°51′N 0°10′W / 10.850°N 0.167°W / 10.850; -0.167
CountryGhana
RegionUpper East Region
DistrictGaru-Tempane District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total—
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Garu is a town and is the administrative capital of Garu District, a district in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana.[1]

Garu is the only town in Ghana which is bordered by two countries: Republic of Togo to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. To the south by East Mamprusi District and to the west by Bawku Municipal.[2]

Hon. Albert Akuka Alalzuuga is the current member of Parliament in the Garu constituency under the ticket of the NDC.[3]

Garu Presbyterian Agricultural Station was established in 1967 by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) and is working to improve the living standards of the people in the area.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Garu-Tempane District
  2. ↑ "Garu-Tempane". mofa.gov.gh. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  4. ↑ Garu Presbyterian Agricultural Station, Background and History, accessed 8 November 2019

10°51′N 0°10′W / 10.850°N 0.167°W / 10.850; -0.167


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