Political and Administrative Structure

The District Chief Executive is the political head of the district. The district is divided into three (3) area councils; namely Choggu-Sagnarigu, Kalpohini and Kanvilli. It is further sub divided into twenty three (23) electoral areas. There are thirty-one (31) district assembly members, comprising twenty-two (22) elected and nine (9) government appointees. The district has two constituencies: the Sagnarigu Constituency and the Tamale North Constituency with each represented by one (1) elected Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ghana in Accra (Sagnarigu District Profile, 2013).