Builsa District | |
Settlement Type: | Former District |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Builsa District within Upper East |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper East |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Sandema |
Leader Title: | District Executive |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 10.7347°N -1.2906°W |
Iso 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.