Tumu, Ghana

{{for|the border checkpoint in Libya|Tumu, Libya}}

{{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}}

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Tumu is a small town and is the capital of Sissala East Municipal Assembly, a municipal in the Upper West Region of northern Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso.{{Cite web |last=ocansey[mike@busylab.com] |first=michael |title=Ghana Districts - A repository of all districts in the republic of Ghana |url=http://ghanadistricts.com/districts/?news&r=9&_=113 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160504134756/http://ghanadistricts.com/districts/?news&r=9&_=113 |archive-date=2016-05-04 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=ghanadistricts.com}} The Municipality has a population of 80,619, with 39,868 males and 40,751 females, according to 2021 population and housing census.{{Cite web |title=Proportion of the Cuban population by skin color according to the 1900 census |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11747103.cmp.10 |access-date=2023-09-02 |doi=10.3998/mpub.11747103.cmp.10 }} The town consists mainly of the Sissala by tribe. Tumu is connected by road to the town of Navrongo.

Tumu is the nearest town to Gbele Resource Centre, the fourth largest reserve in Ghana.{{cite web |title=Settlers in Gbele Reserve to move out March 2020 |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-settlers-in-gbele-reserve-to-move-out-march-2020.html |website=Graphic Online |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=en-gb}}