Lawra/Nandom District Explained

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.

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10.6459°N -2.8827°W