Jirapa District
Region Regions of Ghana ||Ghana is divided into ten regions :*Ashanti Region *Brong-Ahafo Region *Central Region *Eastern Region *Greater Accra Region *Northern Region *Upper East Region...	Upper West Region Upper West Region The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the northwestern corner of the country and is bordered by Burkina Faso to the north. The capital and largest city is Wa. Other towns include Nandom, Daffiema, Jirapa, Kaleo, Nadowli, Lawra and Tumu....
District type	District Assembly
District Chief Executive	Bernard Kofi Puozuing
Succeeded	Hon. Justine Bayelah Dakurah
Capital	Jirapa
Area	- km²
Population	-
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The Jirapa District is a district of Ghana

Districts of Ghana

||The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region.The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to combat the rampant corruption amongst officials...

 in the Upper West Region

Upper West Region

The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the northwestern corner of the country and is bordered by Burkina Faso to the north. The capital and largest city is Wa. Other towns include Nandom, Daffiema, Jirapa, Kaleo, Nadowli, Lawra and Tumu....

 of Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

. The total area of the district is 1,667 square kilometers. This constitutes about nine per cent (9%) of the Region’s area of 18,476 square kilometers. The Capital of the District is Jirapa. The district shares boundaries to the South with Nadowli District

Nadowli District

The Nadowli District is a district of Ghana in the Upper West Region.-Sources:*...

, to the East with Sissala District, to the West with Lawra District

Lawra District

The Lawra District is a district of Ghana in the Upper West Region.-Sources:*...

 and to the North with Lambussie Karni.