The total area of the district is 1,667 square kilometers. This constitutes about nine per cent (9%) of the Region’s area of 18,476 square kilometers. The Capital of the District is Jirapa. Other major towns are Hamile, Lambussie, Han, Piina, Tizza, Kami
Location It shares boundaries to the South with Nadowli District, to the East with Sissala District, to the West with Lawra District and to the North with Burkina Faso and therefore serves as the national gateway with Burkina Faso from the Upper Western part of the country.
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Mrs Winifred Dy-Yakah, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, has called on past students of senior high Schools to devise strategies that would encourage young graduates to teach in these schools.
JIRAPA/LAMBUSSIE : MHIS holds AGM The Board Chairman of the Jirapa/Lambussie District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme (DMHIS), Mr W. Boguoh, has observed that failure by members of the scheme to renew their membership could be a serious setback to the growth of the scheme.
JIRAPA : Jirapa is third in Regional NHIS The Jirapa-Lambussie District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme in the Upper West Region has enrolled a total of 82,548 subscribers who are accessing quality health care delivery services.
JIRAPA: Jirapa Nursing School in dire need The Jirapa Community Health Nurses Training School has only two classrooms to accommodate the 190 students that are currently undergoing training there.
JIRAPA: More teachers needed at the district An appeal has been made to the National Service Secretariat (NSS), and the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), to post more teachers to the Jirapa-Lambussie District in the Upper West Region.
