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 District Chief Executive for the Lawra District Assembly, Sampson Abu has said that the social interventions in the educational sector has provided relief to parents and pupils, and to a large extent helped to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the area.
LAWRA: JICA/Assembly to construct 8 CHPS centres At least 8 Community Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) centre are to be constructed through a Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) support in the Lawra District in the Upper West Region.
LAWRA: Assembly enhances roads in Lawra As part of moves to boost the road system in the Lawra township, the Assembly has joined forces with the Department of Feeder roads in tarring the major roads in Lawra.
LAWRA: District Hospital gets new Children’s ward As part of measures to improve the Health facilities in the Lawra District, the Assembly has constructed a new Children’s ward at the district hospital.
LAWRA: Zinkaa to get an educational facility As part of ways to ensure that school kids in the Zinkaa electoral area are given the needed foundation in education, the Assembly has rolled out plans to construct a Kindergarten for children in the community and beyond.
