Upper West, Ghana
Facts and figures on Upper West at a glance
Region name: Upper West (Upper West Region)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 868,479 people
Country: Ghana
Continent: Africa
The regional headquarters of Upper West (Upper West Region) is located in the regional capital Wa (Wa) with a population of 78,107 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Upper West's regional capital Wa to Ghana's capital Accra (Accra) is approximately 560 km (348 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Upper West Upper West Region | 868,479 people | Wa Wa | 78,107 people |
Compare with other regions in Ghana.
Map of Upper West
Information on Upper West
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Upper West Upper West Region | Wa Wa | 11 | Ghana | Africa |
Time in Upper West
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 9:35am (09:35h) | No | Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 9:35am (09:35h) | UTC | Africa/Accra |
Geographic coordinates of Upper West
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 10°19'60.0"N (10.3333300°) | 2°15'00.0"W (-2.2500000°) |
Subregions in Upper West
There are 11 administrative subregions in Upper West.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Daffiama Bussie Issa District Daffiama Bussie Issa District | 1. | - | - | - |
Jirapa Jirapa | 2. | 106,670 | - | - |
Lambussie Karni Lambussie Karni | 3. | 62,647 | - | - |
Lawra Lawra | 4. | 66,033 | - | - |
Nadowli Nadowli | 5. | - | - | - |
Nandom Nandom | 6. | - | - | - |
Sissala East Sissala East | 7. | 68,578 | - | - |
Sissala West Sissala West | 8. | - | - | - |
Wa Wa | 9. | 129,546 | Wa Wa | 78,107 |
Wa East Wa East | 10. | 87,197 | - | - |
Wa West Wa West | 11. | 98,193 | - | - |