Builsa District

Builsa District
District

Districts of Upper East region
Builsa District

Builsa District in Upper East region

Coordinates: 10°44′5″N 1°17′26″W / 10.73472°N 1.29056°W / 10.73472; -1.29056Coordinates: 10°44′5″N 1°17′26″W / 10.73472°N 1.29056°W / 10.73472; -1.29056
Region Upper East Region
Capital Sandema
Government
  District Executive Thomas Kofi Alonsi
Area
  Total 1,946 km2 (751 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
ISO 3166 code GH-UE-BU

The Builsa District is one of the nine (9) districts in the Upper East Region of north Ghana. The capital is Sandema.

Education

There are numerous schools in Builsa District, including senior secondary schools.

Economy

The economic structure of the Builsa District is dominated by an agrarian subsistence economy. Industry is scarce, and tourism has not yet developed.

Demographics

The Builsa people of the Builsa District's population are immigrants from Burkina Faso.

Villages

The capital and only town in the Builsa District is Sandema. The Builsa District encompasses the following villages:

  • Bachons-Chuchuliga-->Chuchuliga
  • Doninga
  • Fumbisi
  • Gbedema
  • Gbedembilisi
  • Kadema
  • Kanjarga
  • Siniensi
  • Wiaga

uwasa

  • Wiesi

Sources

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