Lawra/Nandom District | |
Settlement Type: | Former District |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lawra/Nandom District within Upper West |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper West |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Lawra |
Leader Title: | District Executive |
Leader Name: | George Yasaame Sulley |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | — |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 10.6459°N -2.8827°W |
Iso Code: | GH-UW-LA |
Lawra/Nandom District is a former district that was located in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Lawra District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018; capital: Lawra) and Nandom District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 27 January 2020; capital: Nandom). The district assembly was located in the northwest part of Upper West Region and had Lawra as its capital town.