West Mamprusi Municipal Assembly

Coordinates: 10°21′07″N 0°47′56″W / 10.352°N 0.799°W / 10.352; -0.799
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West Mamprusi Municipal District
Municipal District
Districts of North East region
Districts of North East region
West Mamprusi Municipal District is located in Ghana
West Mamprusi Municipal District
West Mamprusi Municipal District
West Mamprusi District in North East region
Coordinates: 10°21′N 0°46′W / 10.350°N 0.767°W / 10.350; -0.767
RegionNorth East Region
CapitalWalewale
Government
 • District executiveZakaria Sulemana
Area
 • Total4,892 km2 (1,889 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total149,912[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)GMT
ISO 3166 codeGH-NP-WM

West Mamprusi Municipal Assembly is one of the six districts in North East Region, Ghana.[2] Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as West Mamprusi District. Later, part of the district was split off on 28 June 2012 to create Mamprugu Moagduri District; thus the original remaining part was still known as West Mamprusi District. Then, it was upgraded to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become West Mamprusi Municipal District. The municipality is located in the western part of North East Region and has Walewale as its capital town. Other settlements within the municipal assembly include Wulugu.

Geography

The Municipality is located within longitudes 0°35’W and 1°45’W and Latitude 9°55’N and 10°35’N. It has a total land size area of 2610.44 km2.

It shares boundaries with East Mamprusi Municipal and Gushegu Municipal to the east; North Gonja District, Savelugu Municipal and Kumbungu District to the south; Builsa North District, Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Bolgatanga Municipal (Upper East Region) to the north and; to the west, Mamprusi Moagduri District.

Population

The population of the Municipality according to 2010 population and housing census stands at 121,117 with 59,566 males and 61,551 females.[3]

History

Before the creation of the 20 districts, in 1988, West Mamprusi District was part of the 48 districts that were created under the government of Ghana's decentralization and local government reform policy.[2] The district was carved out of the old Gambaga District in the Northern Region.

Location

The districts' administrative capital can be located along the Tamale-Bolgatanga road, 109 kilometres (68 mi) away from Tamale. It is bordered to the north by Builsa, Kasena-Nankana and Bolgatanga Districts, in the Upper East Region; to the south by North Gonja, Karaga, Kumbungu and Savelugu Districts in the Northern Region; to the west by the Sissala East and Wa East Districts; and to the East by East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ https://statsghana.gov.gh/regionalpopulation.php?population=MTc0MTgzMzc0NC44NDk=&&North%20East&regid=11
  2. ^ a b c "West Mamprusi district". Ghanadistricts.gov. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "West Mamprusi Municipal". westmamprusi.ghanadistricts.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Abdul Karim Naatogmah (4 April 2015). "NGO to support West Mamprusi District Assembly empower residents". Retrieved 9 August 2015.

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