Wa East District

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Wa East District
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Wa East District
Location of Wa East District within Upper West
Coordinates: 10°17′6″N1°57′36″W / 10.28500°N 1.96000°W / 10.28500; -1.96000
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Region Upper West
Capital Funsi
Government
  Member of ParliamentDr. Godfred Seidu Jesew
Population
 (2021 census)
  Total91,457 [1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code GH-UW-WE

Wa East District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. [2] [3] Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wa District in 1988; until two parts of the district were later split off to create Wa East District (from the east) and Wa West District (from the west) respectively on July 2004; thus the remaining part was elevated to municipal district assembly status in the same year to become Wa Municipal District . The district assembly is located in the southern part of Upper West Region and has Funsi as its capital town.

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Coordinates: 10°17′6″N1°57′36″W / 10.28500°N 1.96000°W / 10.28500; -1.96000