PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT LOCATION AND SIZE Bawku
municipality is one of the districts in the Upper East Region of
Ghana. It lies between latitudes 11o 111 and 100 401 North and
longitude 0o 181w and 0o 61 E in the north-eastern part of the
region. It shares boundaries with Burkina Faso to the north,
Republic of Togo to the east, Bawku West District to the west
and Garu–Tempane District to the south. It has a total land area
of about 1,215 .05 sq km2. TOPOGRAPHY AND DRAINAGE The
municipality is underlain mainly by Birrimian and granite rock
formation. The topography alone the basins of the White Volta
River and its tributaries is s generally low and slightly
undulating with heights of 120-150 metres above sea level. The
rest of the municipality consists of a series of plateau
surfaces. The Municipality is drained mainly by the White Volta
and its tributaries as well as Kulupielega and the Poanaba
Kayinchingo streams. Except in a few areas around the river
basin where the drainage becomes poor because o