Nadowli-Kaleo District

District in Upper West, Ghana

Nadowli-Kaleo District

District

Districts of Upper West Region

Nadowli-Kaleo District

Location of Nadowli-Kaleo District within Upper West

Coordinates: 10°22′26″N 2°40′26″W﻿ / ﻿10.37389°N 2.67389°W﻿ / 10.37389; -2.67389
Country|  Ghana
Region| Upper West
Capital| Nadowli
Area

• Total| 2,594 km2 (1,002 sq mi)
Population

(2021)

• Total| 77,057[1]
Time zone| UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code| GH-UW-NK

Nadowli-Kaleo District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana.[2][3][4][5] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Nadowli District in 1988; until the eastern part of the district were later split off to create Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Nadowli-Kaleo District. The district assembly is located in the northeast part of Upper West Region and has Nadowli as its capital town.

## Economy

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Agriculture is the most important economic sector of Nadowli District, accounting for about 85% of the labor force. The commercial and industrial sectors are less developed.

## 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.
5. ^ "Work to start on 670-km feeder roads in Upper West". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

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Districts and Capitals of the Upper West Region of Ghana

Municipal (5)|

* Jirapa Municipal (capital: Jirapa)
* Lawra Municipal (capital: Lawra)
* Nandom Municipal (capital: Nandom)
* Sissala East Municipal (capital: Tumu)
* Wa Municipal (capital: Wa)

Ordinary (6)|

* Daffiama-Bussie-Issa (capital: Issa)
* Lambussie-Karni (capital: Lambussie)
* Nadowli-Kaleo (capital: Nadowli)
* Sissala West (capital: Gwollu)
* Wa East (capital: Funsi)
* Wa West (capital: Wechiau)

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