The District is located in the North-Eastern Northern Region, roughly between latitudes 9°30’ and 10°30’ North and longitudes 0° and 45’West. Karaga is the administrative capital. It shares boundaries with four districts in the northern region, West and East Mamprusi to the North, Savelugu/Nanton to the West and Gushegu (the mother district) to the South and east Karaga the district capital is 24km from Gushegu and 94km from Tamale, the Regional Capital..