Jirapa District

Jirapa District
Region Upper West Region
District type District Assembly
District Chief Executive Bernard Kofi Puozuing
Succeeded Hon. Justine Bayelah Dakurah
Capital Jirapa
Area - km²
Population -
ISO 3166 GH-WP-SA


The Jirapa District[1] is a district of Ghana in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The total area of the district is 1,667 square kilometers. This constitutes about nine per cent (9%) of the Region’s area of 18,476 square kilometers. The Capital of the District is Jirapa.[2] The district shares boundaries to the South with Nadowli District, to the East with Sissala District, to the West with Lawra District and to the North with Lambussie Karni.

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