Upper West Region of Ghana

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:region
gptkbp:administrativeDivision	gptkb:Jirapa gptkb:Lawra gptkb:Nandom gptkb:Daffiama-Bussie-Issa gptkb:Lambussie-Karni gptkb:Nadowli-Kaleo gptkb:Sissala_East gptkb:Sissala_West gptkb:Wa_East gptkb:Wa_Municipal gptkb:Wa_West
gptkbp:area	18,476 km²
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Burkina_Faso gptkb:Upper_East_Region gptkb:Northern_Region
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Wa
gptkbp:climate	tropical savanna
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:current_regional_minister	Stephen Yakubu (as of 2023)
gptkbp:established	1983
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Dagaaba gptkb:Sissala Wala
gptkbp:governor	Regional Minister
gptkbp:highestPoint	around 600 meters above sea level
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	GH-UW
gptkbp:mainCrops	gptkb:maize gptkb:rice gptkb:marina gptkb:garlic groundnuts sorghum
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity	agriculture
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Dagaare gptkb:Sisaala gptkb:Waale
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Black_Volta_River gptkb:Wechiau_Hippo_Sanctuary
gptkbp:notableFestival	gptkb:Kobine_Festival gptkb:Damba_Festival
gptkbp:notableTown	gptkb:Wechiau gptkb:Jirapa gptkb:Lawra gptkb:Nandom gptkb:Tumu gptkb:Funsi gptkb:Lambussie gptkb:Nadowli
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency	11
gptkbp:population	approximately 868,479 (2021 census)
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Islam gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Damba_Festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Upper West Region of Ghana