Jirapa/Lambussie District
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.
Jirapa/Lambussie District | |
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Former District | |
Districts of Upper West Region | |
Jirapa/Lambussie District Location of Jirapa/Lambussie District within Upper West | |
| Coordinates: 10°31′25.68″N 2°42′12.24″W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Upper West |
| Capital | Jirapa |
| Government | |
| • District Executive | Justine Bayelah Dakurah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,125 km2 (820 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | — |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-UW-JL |
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