West Mamprusi District

Introduction
West Mamprusi District
District
Districts of North East region
West Mamprusi District
West Mamprusi District in North East region
Coordinates: 10°21′N 0°46′W
RegionNorth East Region
CapitalWalewale
Government
 • District executiveZakaria Sulemana
Area
 • Total4,892 km2 (1,889 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total149,912[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)GMT
ISO 3166 codeGH-NP-WM

The West Mamprusi District is one of the six districts in the North East Region of north Ghana.[2] Walewale and Wulugu are the major settlements found in West Mamprusi District, the former being its capital.

The West Mamprusi Municipal is one of the 260 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 6 MMDAs in the North East Region

The West Mamprusi Municipal is one of 45 new districts created in 1988 under the Government of Ghana’s decentralization and was later replaced with LI 2061 in 2012. With its administrative capital as Walewale,  

The Municipality is located within longitudes 0°35’W and 1°45’W and Latitude 9°55’N and 10°35’N. It has a total land size area of 2610.44 sq km.

It shares boundaries with East Mamprusi Municipal and Gushegu Municipal to the east; North Gonja District, Savelugu Municipal and Kumbungu District to the south; Builsa North District, Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Bolgatanga Municipal (Upper East Region) to the north and; to the west, Mamprusi Moagduri District.

The population of the Municipality according to 2010 population and housing census stands at 121,117 with 59,566 males and 61,551 females.[3]

History

Before the creation of the 20 districts, in 1988, West Mamprusi District was part of the 48 districts that were created under the government of Ghana's decentralization and local government reform policy.[2] The district was carved out of the old Gambaga district in the Northern Region.

Location

The districts' administrative capital can be located along the Tamale-Bolgatanga road, 109 kilometres (68 mi) away from Tamale. It is bordered to the north by Builsa, Kasena-Nankana and Bolgatanga districts, in the Upper East Region ; to the south by North Gonja, Karaga, Kumbungu and Savelugu district in the Northern Region; to the west by the Sissala East and Wa East districts; and to the East by East Mamprusi municipal assembly.[2][4]

References
  1. https://statsghana.gov.gh/regionalpopulation.php?population=MTc0MTgzMzc0NC44NDk=&&North%20East&regid=11
  2. "West Mamprusi district". Ghanadistricts.gov. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. "West Mamprusi Municipal". westmamprusi.ghanadistricts.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  4. Abdul Karim Naatogmah (4 April 2015). "NGO to support West Mamprusi District Assembly empower residents". Retrieved 9 August 2015.

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