Builsa District
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The Builsa District is a district of Ghana in the Upper East Region
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The Builsa District encompasses the following towns with their own chief: Sandema, Bachonsa, Chuchuliga
, Doninga, Fumbisi, Gbedema, Gbedembilisi, Kadema, Kanjaga, Siniensi, Uwasi, Wiaga and Wiesi. The largest city, the main market center and district capital is Sandema with numerous schools (including two senior secondary schools) and several Christian churches and mosques. It is the seat of district administration under a District Chief Executive (since 2006: Thomas Kofi Alonsi).
The economic structure of the district is dominated by an agrarian subsistence economy. Industry is scarce, and tourism has not yet developed. A major problem is the emigration of young people.
The whole area of the district is inhabited almost exclusively by the Builsa (Bulsa) peoples.
Upper East Region
The Upper East Region is the smallest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, it is the ninth most populated region with a population of 920,089 in 2000, accounting for...
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The Builsa District encompasses the following towns with their own chief: Sandema, Bachonsa, Chuchuliga
Chuchuliga
Chuchuliga is a village in the municipality of Ivaylovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.-References:...
, Doninga, Fumbisi, Gbedema, Gbedembilisi, Kadema, Kanjaga, Siniensi, Uwasi, Wiaga and Wiesi. The largest city, the main market center and district capital is Sandema with numerous schools (including two senior secondary schools) and several Christian churches and mosques. It is the seat of district administration under a District Chief Executive (since 2006: Thomas Kofi Alonsi).
The economic structure of the district is dominated by an agrarian subsistence economy. Industry is scarce, and tourism has not yet developed. A major problem is the emigration of young people.
The whole area of the district is inhabited almost exclusively by the Builsa (Bulsa) peoples.