BONGO DISTRICT ASSEMBLY DISTRICT MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (DMTDP) UNDER THE GHANA SHARED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (GSGDA) 2010-2013 BONGO DISTRCT ASSEMBLY P.O. BOX 1 BONGO UPPER-EAST REGION TEL: 072-22 01 9 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bongo.ghanadistricts.gov.gh 1 | P a g e BONGO DISTRICT ASSEMBLY MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR (2010 -2013) (A FINAL PRESENTATION) 2 | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables.................................................................................................................................6 List of Graphs............................................................................................................................... 7 List of Acronyms...........................................................................................................................8 Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................10 CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................... 1.0 Review of the previous MTDP 2006 -2009 12 1.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................12 1.2 Problems encountered in the Implementation........................................................................12 1.3 Lessons for the current Plan...................................................................................................12 DISTRICT PROFILE/CURRENT SITUATION................................................................................................................................21 1.4 Location and Size.................................................................................................................. .22 1.5 Topography and Drainage......................................................................................................22 1.6 Climate and Vegetation..........................................................................................................24 1.7 Geology and Minerals............................................................................................................26 1.8 Soil Characteristics................................................................................................................ 27 1.9 Ecological Zone......................................................................................................................28 1.10 Land Use...............................................................................................................................29 1.11 Land Management and Land Tenure System.......................................................................30 1.12 The Environmental Situation................................................................................................31 1.13 Impact of Human Activities................................................................................................. 31 1.14 Soil Erosion..........................................................................................................................32 1.15 Environmental Challenges...................................................................................................33 1.16 Demographic Characteristics...............................................................................................33 1.17 Growth and Size...................................................................................................................34 1.18 Spatial Distribution of Population.......................................................................................34 1.19 Household Size....................................................................................................................34 1.20 Population Density...............................................................................................................35 1.21 Broad Age Groups...............................................................................................................37 1.22 Sex Distribution by Age.......................................................................................................37 1.23 Dependency Ratio................................................................................................................39 1.24 Religious Composition........................................................................................................39 1.25 Ethnic Groups......................................................................................................................39 1.26 Labour Force........................................................................................................................40 1.27 Occupational Distribution....................................................................................................40 1.28 Child Labour/Working Children...........................................................................................41 1.29 Key Issues on Population......................................................................................................42 1.30 Housing.................................................................................................................................42 1.31 Migration Trends..................................................................................................................42 1.32 Culture..................................................................................................................................43 1.33 Traditional Knowledge.........................................................................................................46 1.34 Religious Composition.........................................................................................................46 1.35 Festivals................................................................................................................................46 1.36 Negative Cultural Practices...................................................................................................47 1.37 Witchcraft..............................................................................................................................47 1.38 Conflicts................................................................................................................................48 1.39 Spatial Analysis.................................................................................................................... 48 3 | P a g e 1.40 Hierarchy of Settlements.........................................................................................................48 1.41 Scalogram for Bongo District..................................................................................................50 1.42 Surface Accessibility to Services............................................................................................52 1.43 Production and Marketing Centres..........................................................................................54 1.44 Local Economic Development (LED).....................................................................................55 1.45 Promotion of Local Economic Development..........................................................................56 1.46 Shea butter Processing.............................................................................................................58 1.47 Basket Weaving.......................................................................................................................59 1.48 Guinea Fowl Rearing...............................................................................................................60 1.49 Household Income and Expenditure........................................................................................63 1.50 Major Economic Activities......................................................................................................64 1.51 Road Network..........................................................................................................................67 1.52 Banking....................................................................................................................................68 1.53 Communication........................................................................................................................68 1.54 Revenue and Expenditure Status............................................................................................. 69 1.55 Sources of Revenue..................................................................................................................69 1.56 Inter/Intra Trade.......................................................................................................................73 1.57 Food Security............................................................................................................................74 1.58 Governance...............................................................................................................................75 1.59 Decentralised Departments.......................................................................................................76 1.60 Sub-District Structures..............................................................................................................77 1.61 Functions of the Assembly........................................................................................................78