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Builsa District | |
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Former District | |
Location of Builsa District within Upper East | |
Coordinates: 10°44′5″N 1°17′26″W / 10.73472°N 1.29056°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Upper East |
Capital | Sandema |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
ISO 3166 code | GH-UE-BU |
Builsa District is a former district that was located in Upper East Region, Ghana.[1] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Builsa North District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 19 December 2018; capital: Sandema) and Builsa South District (capital: Fumbisi). The district assembly was located in the western part of Upper East Region and had Sandema as its capital town.