The Lawra District is one of the nine Districts that make up the Upper West Region and derives its legal existence from Legislative Instrument (L.I) 1434 of 1988. It lies in the North Western corner of the Upper West Region in Ghana between Latitudes 2 25W and 2°45"W and Longitudes 10°20" N and 11°00"N.
It is bounded to the East and South by the Jirapa and Lambussie-Karni District and to the North and West by the Republic of Burkina Faso. The total area of the District is put at 1,051.2 square kilometres. This constitutes about 5.7% of the Region’s total area, which is estimated at 18,476 square kilometres.
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There are several tourist sites that are of inmense interest to visitors to this part of the country. One is the Gothic stone church at Nandom, whose classic architecture is of historic significance.
Agriculture is also of significance to the people especially livestock production which is high in the district.Animal rearing is one of the most lucrative ventures undertaken .
The district assembly has conducted feasibility studies and is ready and willing to collaborate with and as ... more »
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The Lawra District Assembly is stepping up efforts to promote quality health delivery, so as to meet the health challenges of inhabitants of the area.
LAWRA: Zoomlion sensitizes Dorimon community on hygiene Mr. Emmanuel Volsuuri, Upper West Regional Manager of Zoomlion, has said the company’s effort to ensure good sanitation would not end until individual Ghanaians understood the reason why both personal hygiene and environmental sanitation must be a matter of concern to them.
LAWRA: Four communities ready for commissioning under SHEP The Lawra District Assembly has already sealed moves to incorporate at least four communities onto the Self Help Electrification Programme (SHEP) to receive light in their areas.
LAWRA: Assembly hands over CHPS centre to Kunyukuo The Lawra District Assembly in collaboration with the Ghana Social Opportunity Project (GSOP) has handed over new Community based health Planning and Services (CHPS) centre to Kunyukuo a community in the district.
