The Wa East district was curved out of the Wa Municipality and made an autonomous district by L.I 1746 in July 2004. The district is remotely located in the southeastern part of the Upper West region. The capital is Funsi, about 115km away from Wa, the regional capital. The district shares boundaries with West Mamprusi to the northwest, West Gonja to southeast and the Sissala East district to the north.
It has a landmass of about 1,078km², which lies between latitudes 9º 55”n and 10º 25”n and longitude 1º 10”w and 2º 5”w. The remoteness of the district relative to other districts of the region has deprived it of basic social and economic infrastructure and services.
Twenty–five farmer-based groups in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region have agreed to sell their produce to the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP).
N2 Africa Project has introduced a new farming technology known as nitrogen fixation for smallholder farmers in the Nadowli and Wa East districts of the Upper West Region.
School kids at Biskan in the Wa East district will soon get the opportunity to occupy a dignified structure that will enhance the conduct of teaching and learning for them as the Assembly is arranging to soon hand over a completed Kindergarten structure to authorities concerned.
The Talensi-Nabdam District Assembly is making great efforts to raise the standard of education across-board in all schools located in the district through the improvement in infrastructure.
School authorities at Yaruu primary school located in the Wa East District in the Upper West region has finally secured a long awaited kitchen facility requested by the school to assist it push efficiently the Ghana School Feeding Programme(GSFP).
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