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Pusiga (district)

Coordinates: 11°4′46.56″N 0°9′23.4″W / 11.0796000°N 0.156500°W / 11.0796000; -0.156500
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Pusiga District
Districts of Upper East Region
Districts of Upper East Region
Pusiga District is located in Ghana
Pusiga District
Pusiga District
Location of Pusiga District within Upper East
Coordinates: 11°4′46.56″N 0°9′23.4″W / 11.0796000°N 0.156500°W / 11.0796000; -0.156500
Country Ghana
RegionUpper East
CapitalPusiga
Area
 • Total488 km2 (188 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total80,533[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-UE-PS

Pusiga District is one of the fifteen districts in Upper East Region, Ghana.[2][3][4] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Bawku Municipal District in 1988; until two parts of the district were later split off to create Binduri District (from the west) and Pusiga District (from the east) respectively on 28 June 2012. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Upper East Region and has Pusiga as its capital town.

References

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  1. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2013.
  3. ^ "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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11°4′46.56″N 0°9′23.4″W / 11.0796000°N 0.156500°W / 11.0796000; -0.156500