Bawku Municipality is one of the nine districts and municipalities in the Upper East Region of Ghana. It is located approximately between latitudes 11o 111 and 100 401 North and longitude 0o 181w and 0o 61 E in the north-eastern corner of the region.

The Municipality has a total land area of about 1215 05 sq km. It shares boundaries with the Republic of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Togo, Bawku West District and Garu–Tempane District to the north, east, west and the south respectively..