Lawra Municipal District

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Lawra Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Ghana’s Upper West Region. Its capital is Lawra.

Size and population
- Area: about 483.6 square kilometres
- Population: 58,433 (2021)

Location
- The district is in the northwest corner of the Upper West Region.
- It lies between longitudes 2°25′W and 2°45′W and latitudes 10°20′N and 11°00′N.
- It is bordered to the east and south by Jirapa/Lambussie District and Lambussie-Karni District.

History and administration
- Lawra Municipal District was originally part of the larger Lawra District created in 1988.
- In 2012, the northern part was split off to form Nandom District; the remaining area became Lawra District.
- Lawra District was elevated to municipal status on March 15, 2018, becoming Lawra Municipal Assembly.
- The Municipal Chief Executive is George Yasaame Sulley.

Other details
- Time zone: GMT (UTC+0)
- ISO code: GH-UW-LA

Lawra Municipal District focuses on the town of Lawra as its administrative and economic center within the Upper West Region.