The Wa West District is located in the North Western part of the region. It stretches from longitudes 40°N to245° and from latitudes 9"W to32°W, thus covering an area of approximately 5,899.3 square kilometers.

To the South, North-West and East, it has a common boundary with the Northern Region, Nadowli District and Wa Municipal respectively, and to the West with Burkina Faso..