Builsa District

Builsa District
Former District
Districts of Upper East Region
Districts of Upper East Region
Builsa District is located in Ghana
Builsa District
Builsa District
Location of Builsa District within Upper East
Coordinates: 10°44′5″N 1°17′26″W / 10.73472°N 1.29056°W / 10.73472; -1.29056
Country Ghana
RegionUpper East
CapitalSandema
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-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.

  1. ^ "Builsa assembly apologies for assault on DCE". Modern Ghana. 2 January 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2024.