Upper West Region

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The Upper West Region is a predominantly rural administrative region in northwestern Ghana, known for its savannah landscapes, traditional architecture, and cultural heritage.

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Upper West Region canonical 33

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Ghana
administrativeType first-level administrative division
borders Burkina Faso
Northern Region
Upper East Region
capital Wa
country Ghana
countrySubdivisionOf Ghana
governedBy Regional Coordinating Council
hasBorderCrossing Hamile border with Burkina Faso
hasCharacteristic predominantly rural
hasClimate tropical savannah climate
hasCulturalAttraction Wa Naa’s Palace
traditional mud architecture
hasCulturalFestival Kobine Festival
Paragbiele Festival
hasEconomicActivity groundnut farming
livestock rearing
sheabutter production
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Dagaaba
Frafra
Sissala
Wala
hasLandscape savannah
hasLeaderTitle Regional Minister
hasMajorReligion Christianity
Islam
Traditional African religion
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasRoadNetworkConnection Wa–Kumasi road
hasSettlement Hamile
Jirapa
Lawra
Nandom
Tumu
Wa
hasVegetationZone Guinea savannah
Sudan savannah
linked to: Sudan savanna
knownFor cultural heritage
savannah landscapes
traditional architecture
locatedIn northwestern Ghana
locatedInTimeZone Greenwich Mean Time
partOf Republic of Ghana
linked to: Ghana
regionalCapital Wa
usesUtcOffset +0

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Ghana hasAdministrativeDivision Upper West Region
Northern Region borderedBy Upper West Region
Upper East Region bordersRegion Upper West Region
Ghana Police Service operatesIn Upper West Region
Ghana National Fire Service regionServed Upper West Region
Gwollu Slave Defence Wall locatedIn Upper West Region
Wa locatedIn Upper West Region
Wa isRegionalCapitalOf Upper West Region
Wa regionalCapitalOf Upper West Region
Wa isServiceCenterFor Upper West Region
Tumu locatedIn Upper West Region
Tumu countrySubdivision Upper West Region
Lawra locatedIn Upper West Region
Lawra hasCountrySubdivision Upper West Region
Nandom locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Upper West Region
Nandom hasCountrySubdivision Upper West Region
Hamile locatedIn Upper West Region
Sissala locatedIn Upper West Region
Wala primaryRegion Upper West Region
Wa Naa’s Palace locatedInRegion Upper West Region
Regional Coordinating Council (Upper West Region) regionServed Upper West Region
subject linked to: Regional Coordinating Council
Regional Coordinating Council (Upper West Region) locatedIn Upper West Region
subject linked to: Regional Coordinating Council
Wa–Kumasi road passesThrough Upper West Region
Wa–Kumasi road locatedIn Upper West Region
Kobine Festival region Upper West Region
Paragbiele Festival locatedIn Upper West Region
Jirapa locatedIn Upper West Region
Jirapa countrySubdivision Upper West Region
Savannah Region borderedBy Upper West Region
Gwollu locatedIn Upper West Region
Sissala West District locatedIn Upper West Region
Sissala West District partOf Upper West Region