Pusiga (district)

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|population_total = 80,533[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/ghana/admin/ Ghana: Administrative Division]

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Pusiga District is one of the fifteen districts in Upper East Region, Ghana.{{Cite web|url=http://ghanadistricts.com/pdfs/newcreateddistricts.pdf|title=New Districts & Nominated DCEs|website=ghanadistricts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305161824/http://ghanadistricts.com/pdfs/newcreateddistricts.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2013|url-status=}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/AllDistricts|title=All Districts|website=ghanadistricts|access-date=8 June 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ygh.html|title=Districts of Ghana|website=statoids|access-date=8 June 2018}} Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Bawku Municipal District in 1988; until two parts of the district were later split off to create Binduri District (from the west) and Pusiga District (from the east) respectively on 28 June 2012. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Upper East Region and has Pusiga as its capital town.