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.
Plans are underway to extend electricity supply to the Wa East District capital, Funsi, before September this year to prompt and motivate workers to work and stay in the area.
Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Cezar Kale, has advised the youth to disassociate themselves from any form of violence be it political, religious, chieftaincy or land dispute and focus on issues of national development.
The Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Wa East Constituency, has expressed gratitude to President John Atta Mills, for nominating Alhaji Issahaque Salia for the post of Upper West Regional Minister.
Chairman of the Won Waana Traditional Healers Association in the Upper West Region, Mr Mahama Topie, has advised herbalists to recognise the lead role orthodox medicine plays in the health delivery system.
Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Mr. Cezar Kale, has urged Ghanaians to be sacrificial and selfless in the pursuit of their individual needs in the interest of national development.
