Official Name: | Binaba |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Binaba in Upper East region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper East Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bawku West District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | — |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | GMT |
Timezone Dst: | GMT |
Coordinates: | 10.8°N -28°W |
Binaba is a rural village in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region in north Ghana. The village is 15 km south of the district capital Zebilla.[1] [2]
There is a dry season, which includes Haramattan winds from mid-November through late March. The rainy season consists of monsoon rains.[2]
The principal economic activity is agriculture based on a unimodal distribution of rain. Staple crops include millet, rice and corn. Other important food crops include shea, peanuts, sweet potatoes, mangoes, watermelons and leafy vegetables.[2]
There are approximately 65,000 people in Binaba and the surrounding villages of Kusanaba, Zongoyiri, Gori, Kopella, Azuera, Tamocka and Dagunga.