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Table 1 Selected characteristics of the two cities

From: The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana

Indicators

Urban Techiman

Urban Tamale

2010 census population

95,323

188,468

Estimated annual population growth rate (%)

2.6

2.2

Population density (persons per km2)

227.7

360.6

Number of households

23,566

29,322

Mean household size

4.0

6.3

Percent of households engaged in agriculture

33.0

26.1

  1. Source: Ghana Statistical Service (2014a and 2014b)