Ghana
Region #10

Upper West

Capital: Wa|18,476 km²

Upper West within Ghana

Population 2021
901,502
Population 2010
702,110
Density
48.8/km²
Growth
+28.4%
Subdivision

Districts

11 districts

Sorted by name, ascending.

Districts of the region. Each column header is a sort button — click to toggle ascending or descending.
Daffiama-Bussie-IssaDistrict32,82738,7541,444.726.8
Jirapa MunicipalMunicipal District88,40291,2791,191.576.6
Lambussie KarniDistrict51,65451,118820.262.3
Lawra MunicipalMunicipal District54,88958,433525.2111.3
Nadowli-KaleoDistrict61,56177,0571,129.668.2
NandomDistrict46,04051,328394.9130
Sissala East MunicipalMunicipal District56,52880,6195,100.515.8
Sissala WestDistrict49,57363,8281,85434.4
Wa EastDistrict72,07491,4574,335.421.1
Wa MunicipalMunicipal District107,214200,672596.9336.2
Wa WestDistrict81,34896,9571,489.365.1
Upper WestRegion702,110901,50218,47648.8
Visualization

Population Distribution

Source: Ghana Statistical Service 2021 Census. District areas computed from GADM 4.1 boundaries. JSON