Jirapa/Lambussie District

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Jirapa/Lambussie District
Region	Upper West Region
District type	Ordinary
District Chief Executive	Justine Bayelah Dakurah
Capital	Jirapa
Area	2,125 km²
Population (2002)	87,525
ISO 3166	GH-UW-JL

The Jirapa/Lambussie District is a district of Ghana in the Upper West Region. The Jirapa/Lambussie District lies in the northwestern corner of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The capital of the district is Jirapa. It shares boundaries to the south with Nadowli Ditrict, to the east with Sissala District, to the west with Lawra District and to the north with Burkina Faso. The district therefore serves as the national gateway to Burkina Faso from the upper western part of the country.

With a population of 96,834 and a total area of 1,667.6 square kilometers, it translates into a population density of 58.1 persons per square kilometer. This figure is almost double the regional density of 31.2 and therefore means that there is emerging pressure on land and other resources.

About five percent (5%) of the people live in major towns of the District while a significant ninety-five percent (95%) live in rural settlements. The District is therefore considered as a rural district. The major tribes are the Dagaabas and Sissala. However, at Hamile other minority tribes such as Moshi, Wangara, and Walla among others can be found. About eighty percent (80%) of the people are engaged in agriculture and other related activities. The major crops are millet, maize, cotton and groundnuts. Livestock farming is practiced throughout the district.

Within the district is St. Francis Girls' Secondary School Jirapa, the only girls secondary school in the region.