Wechiau

Wechiau
District Capital
Wechiau Location of Wechiau in Upper West region
Coordinates: 9°50′N 2°41′W / 9.833°N 2.683°W / 9.833; -2.683
Region	Upper West Region
District	Wa West District
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2013)
• Total	—

Wechiau is a small town and is the capital of Wa West district, a district in the Upper West Region of north Ghana.^[1] Wechiau has a stretch of the Black Volta and this is the home to some Hippopotamus. This created into a Hippopotamus sanctuary.^[2]

References

Districts and Capitals of the Upper West Region of Ghana

Municipal	Wa Municipal (Capital: Wa)

Ordinary	Jirapa/Lambussie (Capital: Jirapa) Lambussie Karni (Capital: Lambussie) Lawra (Capital: Lawra) Nadowli (Capital: Nadowli) Sissala East (Capital: Tumu) Sissala West (Capital: Gwollu) Wa East (Capital: Funsi) Wa West (Capital: Wechiau)

Coordinates: 9°50′N 2°41′W / 9.833°N 2.683°W / 9.833; -2.683

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.