Jirapa Municipal District | |
Settlement Type: | Municipal District |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Jirapa Municipal District within Upper West |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper West |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Jirapa |
Leader Title: | Municipal Chief Executive |
Leader Name: | Christina Bombanye Amadu |
Leader Title1: | Member of Parliament |
Leader Name1: | Dapilah Seidu Cletus |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 106,874[1] |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 10.5238°N -2.7034°W |
Iso Code: | GH-UW-JP |
Jirapa Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in the Upper West Region Ghana.[2] [3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Jirapa/Lambussie District in 1988; until the northern part of the district was later split off to create Lambussie-Karni District on 29 February 2008; that is, the remaining part has been renamed as Jirapa District, which was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Jirapa Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northwest parts of the Upper West Region and has Jirapa as its capital town.
The district shares boundaries to the South with Nadowli District, to the East with Sissala District, to the West with Lawra District and to the North with Lambussie-Karni District.