Jirapa/Lambussie District

Jirapa/Lambussie District
Former District
Districts of Upper West Region
Districts of Upper West Region
Jirapa/Lambussie District is located in Ghana
Jirapa/Lambussie District
Jirapa/Lambussie District
Location of Jirapa/Lambussie District within Upper West
Coordinates: 10°31′25.68″N 2°42′12.24″W / 10.5238000°N 2.7034000°W / 10.5238000; -2.7034000
Country Ghana
RegionUpper West
CapitalJirapa
Government
 • District ExecutiveJustine Bayelah Dakurah
Area
 • Total2,125 km2 (820 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-UW-JL

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.