The District is located in the North Eastern part of Ghana. It lies approximately between Longitude 213w to 2:36w and Latitude 10:00N 11:00N. It shares Boundaries with the Jirapa Lambussie District to the West, Sissala East District to the East and Burkina Faso to the North and Wa East District to the South.
The district sharing border with Burkina Faso will facilitate cross border socio-economic activities. However, this has its own implications for health and crime wave. It covers a total Land area of 4,11289km, which is about 25% of the total Landmass of the Upper West Region.
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This district main problems are low patronage of market infrastructure, lack of infrastructure, lack of auxiliary facilities to boost tourism, lack of financial institutions to support the service sector.
This district is more into small scale manufacturing which is featured by easy entry, reliance on indigenous resources, family ownership and the use of labour intensive technology.
These include cottage industries such as shea butter and other oil and fat extractive industries ... more »
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The Sissala West District Assembly is taking steps to get rid of congestion in classrooms, as a 6 unit classroom block facility has been completed at Nyivil in the Tiiwi electoral area.
SISSALA W: Sissalas and Dagaabas asked to give peace a chance Mr Moses Luri Dramani, District Chief Executive for Sissala West in the Upper west Region has appealed to Sissalas and Dagaabas in the Buwaa Traditional Area, to promote peace and security for development.
SISSALA W: Jeffisi L/A to get light soon Efforts by government to get more local areas connected to the national grid are on course in the Sissala West District.
SISSALA W: Tiiwi to get classroom block Work is steadily progressing on the construction of a 3 unit classroom block at Tiiwi in the Sissala West District in the Upper West Region.
