Pusiga District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Pusiga District within Upper East |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper East |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Pusiga |
Leader Title: | District Executive |
Area Total Km2: | 488 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 80,533[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 11.0796°N -0.1565°W |
Iso Code: | GH-UE-PS |
Pusiga District is one of the fifteen districts in Upper East Region, Ghana.[2] [3] [4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Bawku Municipal District in 1988; until two parts of the district were later split off to create Binduri District (from the west) and Pusiga District (from the east) respectively on 28 June 2012. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Upper East Region and has Pusiga as its capital town.