Jirapa/Lambussie District is a former district that was located in Upper West Region , Ghana . Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts: Jirapa Municipal District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018; capital: Jirapa ) and Lambussie-Karni District (capital: Lambussie ). The district assembly was located in the northwest part of Upper West Region and had Jirapa as its capital town.
4-485: Jirapa/Lambussie District lies in the northwestern corner of the Upper West Region of Ghana. It shares boundaries to the south with Nadowli District , to the east with Sissala East District , and to the west with Lawra District . About eighty percent of the population are engaged in agriculture and other related activities. The major crops are millet , maize , cotton and groundnuts . Livestock farming
8-585: A rural district. 10°31′25.68″N 2°42′12.24″W / 10.5238000°N 2.7034000°W / 10.5238000; -2.7034000 Nadowli District Nadowli District is a former district that was located in Upper West Region , Ghana . Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However, on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Nadowli-Kaleo District (capital: Nadowli ) and Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District (capital: Issa ). The district assembly
12-538: Is practiced throughout the district. Within the Jirapa/Lambussie District there are several schools for both boys and girls. St. Francis Girls' Secondary School Jirapa is the only girls' secondary school in the district. About five percent of the people live in major towns of the District while a significant ninety-five percent live in rural settlements. The District is therefore considered as
16-567: Was located in the western part of Upper West Region and had Nadowli as its capital town. Nadowli District borders the Wa West District and the Wa Municipal District in the south. Nadowli District has a low-lying topography generally undulating between 150 m and 300 m but in some parts reaching an average of 600 m. Agriculture is the most important economic sector of Nadowli District, accounting for about 85% of
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