Sissala East Municipal District

Sissala East Municipal District
Municipal District
Districts of Upper West Region
Sissala East Municipal District Location of Sissala East Municipal District within Upper West
Coordinates: 10°52′22″N 1°58′49″W
Country	Ghana
Region	Upper West
Capital	Tumu
Government
• Municipal Chief Executive	Sulemana Alijata Gbentie
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	80,619[1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code	GH-UW-SE

Sissala East Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana.^[2][3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Sissala District in 1988; until the western part of the district was later split off to create Sissala West District in July 2004; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Sissala East District, which it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018 to become Sissala East Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northeast/eastern part of Upper West Region and has Tumu as its capital town.

Populated places

• Challu
• Walembelle
• Sakai
• Tumu

Sources

• "Districts of Ghana". Statoids.

References

1. Ghana: Administrative Division
2. Boakye, Edna Agnes (2021-05-21). "Sissala West MP laments exclusion of Sissala areas from EU-funded road projects". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
3. "Reconsider Wa East roads in EU-World Bank-funded project to boost agricultural productivity - MP - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.

10°52′22″N 1°58′49″W