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Nadowli District

Nadowli District
District
Districts of Upper West region
Districts of Upper West region
Nadowli District is located in Ghana
Nadowli District
Nadowli District
Nadowli District in Upper West region
Coordinates: 10°22′26″N 2°40′26″W / 10.37389°N 2.67389°W / 10.37389; -2.67389
Region Upper West Region
Capital Nadowli
Government
 • District executive Eric Dakura
Area
 • Total 2,594 km2 (1,002 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) GMT (UTC)
ISO 3166 code GH-UW-WW

The Nadowli District is one of the nine (9) districts in the Upper West Region of north Ghana. The capital is Nadowli.

Nadowli District borders the Wa West District and the Wa Municipal District in the south. The Nadowli District has a low-lying topography generally undulating between 150 m and 300 m but in some parts reaching an average of 600 m.

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.

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


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