The Builsa district is one of the nine (9) districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana. It is bounded on the North and East by the Kassena-Nankana District; on the west by the Sissala District and on the South by the West Mamprusi District and part of Kassena-Nankana District. With a total land area of 2,220 square kilometres, the district accounts for over a quarter of the total land area of the Upper East Region thereby making it the largest district in the Region. The district capital is Sandema.