The Jirapa District established by LI 1902 was carved out of the then Jirapa-Lambussie District in 2007 as part of Ghana’s decentralization process.
The Jirapa district is located in the North Western corner of the Upper West Region of Ghana. It lies approximately between latitudes 10.25o and 11.00o North and longitudes 20.25o and 20.40o West. Its covers a total land area of 833.8 sq. km. It extends from Lambussie in the North to Dapuori in the South.
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Agricultrue is the backbone of the district’s economy, engaging about 80% of the people.There also exist numerous small-scale dams and dry valleys along the Volta River that could be developed into irrigation dams, for cultivation of rice, dry season vegetable farming and livestock watering.
The District also aims at strengthening institutions that deal with the vulnerable and the excluded and also institute regular budgetary allocation to promote gender mainstreaming.
The Jirapa District Assembly has released an amount of GHs 1,000 to support Jirapa Tertiary Students Union to organize extra classes in various subjects with the view of complementing the efforts of the lecturers in a bid to impact knowledge.
JIRAPA: Assembly sponsors education of 26 health officers The Jirapa District Assembly has sponsored about 26 persons in the district comprising Sanitation Guards and Environmental Health Officers to enable them educate the people in the area to observe personal and environmental hygiene.
JIRAPA: RCB’s advised to embrace social responsibility The District Chief Executive for the Nadowli District Assembly in the Upper West Region, Abu Kansangabata, has stressed that the success of every rural bank should be measured by its sensitivity and readiness to address the needs of its customers including the rural poor and not by the margin of profit it generated.
JIRAPA: More CHPS compound to deliver primary access to health care In order to deliver easy accessibility to basic health care and also ensure quality health for all in the Jirapa District of the Upper West region, the Jirapa District Assembly has embarked on constructing two Community Based Health Planning and Services(CHPS) compound in the area.
