Upper West Region
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The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana[6] and is bordered by Upper East Region to the east, Northern Region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest settlement is Wa. The Upper West was created by the then Head of State, Flight-Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings in 1983 under the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) military regime. The area was carved out of the former Upper Region, which is now the Upper East Region. For about thirty-five years, it remained the youngest region of Ghana until 2018 when six more regions were created by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government; hence increasing the total number of administrative regions in the country to sixteen.
Upper West Region | |
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Country | Ghana |
Capital | Wa |
Districts | 11 |
Government | |
• Regional Minister | Hafiz Bin Salih[1][2] |
Area | |
• Total | 18,476 km2 (7,134 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 7th |
Population (2021 census)[4] | |
• Total | 901,502 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | |
• Year | 2013 |
• Per capita | $5,150 |
GDP (Nominal) | |
• Year | 2013 |
• Per capita | $2,500 |
Time zone | GMT |
Area code | 039 |
ISO 3166 code | GH-UW |
HDI (2017) | 0.518[5] low · 9th |