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Jirapa Municipal
Jirapa Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Jirapa/Lambussie District in 1988; until the northern part of the district was later split off to create Lambussie-Karni District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Jirapa District, which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Jirapa Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northwest part of Upper West Region and has Jirapa as its capital town. Geography 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 District Lambussie Karni District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Jirapa/Lambussie District Jirapa/Lambussie District is a former district that was locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Ghana
The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region. There are 261 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (or MMDA's). History The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to assist in development. The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of Ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration. By 2006, an additional 28 districts were created by splitting some of the original 110, bringing their number up to 138. In February 2008, there were more districts created and some were upgraded to municipal status. This brought the final number to 170 districts in Ghana. Since then, a further 46 districts have been added since 28 June 2012 bringing the total to 216 districts. Types of Districts Districts are classified into three types: Ordinary Districts with a minimum population of seventy-five thousa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper West Region
The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest settlement is Wa. The Upper West was created by the then Head of State, Flight-Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings in 1983 under the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) military regime. The area was carved out of the former Upper Region, which is now the Upper East Region. For about thirty-five years, it remained the youngest region of Ghana until 2018 when six more regions were created by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government; hence increasing the total number of administrative regions in the country to sixteen. Geography and climate Location and size The Upper West Region is one of the 16 regions of Ghana. It is located at the North Western corner of Ghana with latitude 9.8°- 11.O° North and longitude 1.6°- 3.0 West, bounded to Burk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Ghana
The Regions of Ghana constitute the first level of subnational government administration within the Republic of Ghana. As of 2020, there are currently sixteen regions, which are further divided for administrative purposes into 260 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (or MMDA's). Current regions The former ten regional boundaries were officially established in 1987, when the Upper West Region was inaugurated as the state's newest administrative region. Although the official inauguration was in 1987, the Upper West Region had already functioned as an administrative unit since the break-up of the Upper Region in December 1982, prior to the 1984 national census. The referendum on the creation of six new regions was held on 27 December 2018 – all proposed new regions were approved. Previous regional configurations Independence - 6 March 1957 At Independence in March 1957, the Northern Territories, Trans-Volta Togoland and the Gold Coast came together to for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirapa, Ghana
Jirapa is the capital town of the Jirapa Municipal in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Institutions * The only girls' secondary school in the region, Saint Francis of Assisi Girls' Secondary School, is situated in the town. * Jirapa Senior Secondary School. * St. Joseph's Hospital in Jirapa is the district hospital. The work was started by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1949 as a wound-dressing centre, and was converted to a hospital and adopted by the Catholic Mission of Tamale in 1953. Two training schools originally attached to the hospital are now the autonomous Jirapa Nurses' Training College and Jirapa Midwifery Training College. There is also a community health training school known as Jirapa Community training school * The St. Joseph Orphanage was renovated in about 2004 by an orphan who is now resident in Italy. It takes up to 40 newborn orphans from nearby hospitals and looks after them during their early childhood. * St. Joseph Catholic Church is the oldest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Ghana, 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. Geography 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. Economy About eighty percent of the population are engaged in agriculture and other related activities. The major crops are millet, maize, cotton and Bambara groundnut, groundnuts. Pastoral farming, Livestock farming is practiced th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambussie-Karni District
Lambussie Karni District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger 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 Dist ... in 1988; until the northern part of the district was later split off to create Lambussie-Karni District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Jirapa District (which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Jirapa Municipal District). The district assembly is located in the northwest part of Upper West Region and has Lambussie as its capital town. Geography Lambussie-Karni District is located in the north western corner of the Upper West Region of Ghana. It lies approximately between Latitudes 10.250 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirapa District
Jirapa Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Jirapa/Lambussie District in 1988; until the northern part of the district was later split off to create Lambussie-Karni District on 29 February 2008; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Jirapa District, which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Jirapa Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northwest part of Upper West Region and has Jirapa as its capital town. Geography 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 District Lambussie Karni District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Jirapa/Lambussie District Jirapa/Lambussie District is a former district that was lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirapa
Jirapa is the capital town of the Jirapa Municipal in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Institutions * The only girls' secondary school in the region, Saint Francis of Assisi Girls' Secondary School, is situated in the town. * Jirapa Senior Secondary School. * St. Joseph's Hospital in Jirapa is the district hospital. The work was started by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1949 as a wound-dressing centre, and was converted to a hospital and adopted by the Catholic Mission of Tamale in 1953. Two training schools originally attached to the hospital are now the autonomous Jirapa Nurses' Training College and Jirapa Midwifery Training College. There is also a community health training school known as Jirapa Community training school * The St. Joseph Orphanage was renovated in about 2004 by an orphan who is now resident in Italy. It takes up to 40 newborn orphans from nearby hospitals and looks after them during their early childhood. * St. Joseph Catholic Church is the oldest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 was located in the western part of Upper West Region and had Nadowli as its capital town. Geography 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. Economy Agriculture is the most important economic sector of Nadowli District, accounting for about 85% of the labor force. The commercial and industrial Industrial may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sissala District
Sissala District is a former district that was located in Upper West Region, Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However, in July 2004, it was split off into two new districts: Sissala East District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018; capital: Tumu) and Sissala West District (capital: Gwollu). The district assembly was located in the northeast part of Upper West Region and had Tumu as its capital town. Sources * References {{coord, 10, 52, 22, N, 1, 58, 49, W, region:GH, display=title Districts of Upper West Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawra District
Lawra Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Lawra District in 1988; until the northern part of the district was later split off to create Nandom District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been remain as Lawra District, which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Lawra Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northwest part of Upper West Region and has Lawra as its capital town. Geography and climate Geography Lawra District lies in the North Western corner of the Upper West Region between Longitudes 2°25"W and 2°45"W and Latitudes 10°20"N and 11°00"N. It is bounded to the East and South by the Jirapa/Lambussie District and Lambussie-Karni District Lambussie Karni District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Jirapa/Lambussie District J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
