Nadowli-Kaleo District

Nadowli-Kaleo District
Districts of Upper West Region
Districts of Upper West Region
Nadowli-Kaleo District is located in Ghana
Nadowli-Kaleo District
Nadowli-Kaleo District
Location of Nadowli-Kaleo District within Upper West
Coordinates: 10°22′26″N 2°40′26″W / 10.37389°N 2.67389°W / 10.37389; -2.67389
Country Ghana
RegionUpper West
CapitalNadowli
Area
 • Total2,594 km2 (1,002 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total77,057[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeGH-UW-NK

Nadowli-Kaleo District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana.[2][3][4][5] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Nadowli District in 1988; until the eastern part of the district were later split off to create Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District on 28 June 2012; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Nadowli-Kaleo District. The district assembly is located in the northeast part of Upper West Region and has Nadowli as its capital town.

Economy

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Agriculture is the most important economic sector of Nadowli District, accounting for about 85% of the labor force. The commercial and industrial sectors are less developed.

References

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  1. ^ Ghana: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "New Districts & Nominated DCEs" (PDF). ghanadistricts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2013.
  3. ^ "All Districts". ghanadistricts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Districts of Ghana". statoids. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Work to start on 670-km feeder roads in Upper West". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

10°22′26″N 2°40′26″W / 10.37389°N 2.67389°W / 10.37389; -2.67389