is located in the heart of the Upper West region of Ghana. It lies between latitude 11’ 30’ and 10’ 20’ north and longitude 3’ 10’ and 2’10’ west. It is bordered to the south by Wa Municipal Assembly, west by Burkina Faso, north by Jirapa district and to the east by the Sissala West district.
It covers a total land area of 2,742.50km2 and extends from the Billi bridge (4km from Wa) to the Dapuori bridge (almost 12km from Jirapa)