Tamale
in Northern Region, Ghana

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
9.401 and -0.839 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 9° 24' 2" and W -0° 50' 21"
Currency and Currency Code:
Cedi - GHS
Spoken languages:
English, Akan, Ewe, Twi
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:42 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Accra
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:05 am and 5:41 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-9.371 and 179.808 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Nukualofa Village
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Ghana in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ghana.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ghana. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Tamale

Tamale in Northern Region with it's 360,579 habitants is a city located in Ghana about 269 mi (or 433 km) north of Accra, the country's capital town.

Current time in Tamale is now 05:42 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Accra with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Tamale. The closest airport in Ghana is Tamale Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Ruins of Loropéni in Burkina faso at a distance of 122 mi (or 197 km).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bolgatanga, Wa, Po, Dapaong and Sokode. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 36°C / 96 °F

Morning Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Evening Temperature 35°C / 95 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 13%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Wednesday, 4th of December 2024

33°C (92 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 5th of December 2024

33°C (92 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Friday, 6th of December 2024

35°C (94 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Videos from this area

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Quiz participants of Northern ICT Quiz

Published: December 06, 2012
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Martine Koopman

Savana Signatures has successfully organised the 2nd Annual ICT Quiz Competition for Junior High Schools. (www.savsign.org) The competition was held on the 14th of November 2012 at the Tamale.


Saha Global

Published: August 12, 2014
Length: 44:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Saha Global

Saha Global (formerly known as Community Water Solutions) empowers women in rural communities to solve their village's need for clean water and electricity by providing business opportunities....


The Story of a volunteer in Africa

Published: December 01, 2014
Length: 51:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ibrahim mustapha

The Video is about a young man who volunteered to Establish an ICT Center in Tamale Ghana, Where Girls get the opportunity to learn Basic Programming for free. The interesting part of it is...


The Prince And Princess Academy Project Installation Of Water Pipelines

Published: October 19, 2014
Length: 33:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Prince PrincessAcademy

Latest Update Of The Prince And Princess Academy Project. Installation Of Water Pipelines To The Project Site For The Construction Of The School. We Appreciate Every individual Who Support...


VOTO Mobile: Amplifying the voice of the under-heard

Published: December 21, 2013
Length: 04:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: VOTO Mobile

VOTO Mobile removes the barriers to insightful mobile communication between African citizens and the organizations that serve them. This video introduces our software platform and some of our...


Start Some Good: Peer Coaching for aid workers

Published: April 25, 2012
Length: 55:57 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Brendan Rigby

Our research shows many aid workers across the globe are isolated. We want to create a platform enabling them to support one another in helping the world's poorest. The aid and development...


Block Moulding ( Project Update: February 2015)

Published: March 22, 2015
Length: 44:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Prince PrincessAcademy

The Prince And Princess Academy Project Team Mould Blocks At The Project Site. Support Us To Bring Life To The School For Children In The Community.


GHANA FOR PEACE (Peace Message)

Published: April 22, 2012
Length: 01:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: GHANAFORPEACE

A peace message from members of the Ghana for Peace project.


To The Posters And To Everyone

Published: May 23, 2018
Length: 12:49 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mallam Tia

Hello My Brother's And Sister's I'm Calling Chief Naatia The Great King And You can call me anytime +233208372292 For All Your Problems to be Solve In God ...


Damba

Published: March 07, 2018
Length: 54:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mallam Tia

Hello My Brother's And Sister's I'm Calling Chief Naatia The Great King And You can call me anytime +233208372292 For All Your Problems to be Solve In God ...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Tamale Metropolitan District

The Tamale metropolitan District is one of the twenty (20) districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Its capital is Tamale, which is also the Northern Region's capital.

Located at 9.40842, -0.840453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tamale, Ghana, Districts of the Northern Region (Ghana)

Tamale Stadium

Tamale Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tamale, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Real Tamale United. It hosted some matches during the 2008 African Cup of Nations. The stadium's capacity is 21,017 people (50% will be seated) and was completed in 2008 by the Shanghai Construction Group of China.

Located at 9.40972, -0.861667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tamale, Ghana, Football venues in Ghana, Sports venues in Ghana, Multi-purpose stadiums in Ghana

Tamale Polytechnic

The Tamale Polytechnic is a public tertiary institution in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Located at 9.43056, -0.867222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ghana Polytechnics

Districts of the same city

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Tamale, TML, Тамале