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West Mamprusi District

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Region
  
Northern Region

Area
  
4,892 kmĀ²

ISO 3166 code
  
GH-NP-WM

Capital
  
Walewale

West Mamprusi District

Time zone
  
Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)

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The West Mamprusi District is one of the twenty-six districts in the Northern Region of north Ghana. Walewale and Wulugu are the major settlements found in West Mamprusi District, the former being its capital.

Contents

Map of West Mamprusi, Ghana

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. 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 trunk road, 109 kilometres (68 mi) away from Tamale. It is boarded 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 district.

References

West Mamprusi District Wikipedia