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 6

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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
African traditional religion
surface form: Traditional African religion
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasRoadNetworkConnection Wa–Kumasi road
hasSettlement Hamile
Jirapa
Lawra
Nandom
Tumu
Wa
hasVegetationZone Guinea savannah
Sudan savanna
surface form: Sudan savannah
knownFor cultural heritage
savannah landscapes
traditional architecture
locatedIn northwestern Ghana
locatedInTimeZone Greenwich Mean Time
partOf Ghana
surface form: Republic of Ghana
regionalCapital Wa
usesUtcOffset +0

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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