| 词条 | Upper West Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Upper West Region, Dagbon | official_name = Région du Haut Ghana occidental | type = Region | image_skyline = | image_map = Ghana - Upper West.svg | mapsize = 150px | map_caption = Location of Upper West Region in Ghana | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Ghana | leader_title = Regional Minister | leader_name = Sulemana Alhassan[1] | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Wa | area_total_km2 = 18476 | area_footnotes = [2] | area_rank = Ranked 7th | population_total = 702,110 | population_as_of = 2010 Census | population_footnotes = [3] | population_rank = Ranked 10th | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = GDP (PPP) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Year | demographics1_info1 = 2013 | demographics1_title2 = Per capita | demographics1_info2 = $5,150 | demographics_type2 = GDP (Nominal) | demographics2_title1 = Year | demographics2_info1 = 2013 | demographics2_title2 = Per capita | demographics2_info2 = $2,500 | blank_name_sec2 = HDI {{nobold|(2017)}} | blank_info_sec2 = 0.518[4] {{color|#900|low}} · 9th | parts_type = Districts | parts_style = para | p1 = 11 | iso_code = GH-UW | timezone = GMT | area_code = 039 }} The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana 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. Upper West is the youngest region, created in Ghana by the then Head of State, Flight-Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings in 1983 under the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC). The area was carved out of the former Upper Region, which is now the Upper East Region. Geography and climateLocation and sizeThe Upper West Region is one of the 10 regions of Ghana. It is located at the North Western corner of Ghana with latitude 9.8°- 11.O° North and longitude 1.6°- 3.0 West, bounded to Burkina Faso to the North. It covers a geographical area of 18,476 square kilometers, representing 12.7% of the total land area of Ghana. The northern Ghana-Burkina Faso is bordered on the east by the Upper East region and Northern regions, on the south by the Northern region, on the west by western Ghana-Burkina Faso, and the Upper West region on the north. It is the seventh largest region in Ghana in total area, and it is made up of 11 districts. By virtue of its location, the Upper West Region has the potential for international and inter-regional trade and other bi-lateral relations, but the overspill of criminal activities and disaster, such as bush fires, diseases and pestilence, armed robbery etc., from the region's neighbors also pose a threat.[5] TourismThe Wechiau Hippopotamus Sanctuary is located southwest of Wa, along the Black Volta River in the Wa West District. The Gwollu Wall in the Sissala District serves as the hometown of one of Ghana's past presidents - Dr. Hilla Limann.[6] CuisineA distinctive feature of the Upper West region's culture is the brewing of pito (pronounced PEE-toe), a sweet, mildly alcoholic beverage derived from sorghum (Sorghum spp.). Pito is sold by the brewers in open air bars and drunk from calabashes. Another distinctive meal in the upper west region is sawu (touzafe T Z) EconomyThe major economic activity of the Upper West Region is agriculture. Crops grown include corn, millet, peanuts, okra, shea tree, and rice. Sheep, goats, chickens, pigs and guinea fowl are raised for meat and eggs. Because the region's dry season is long, extending roughly from October to May, many people leave the region to work in the southern part of Ghana for at least part of the year. Sports
SchoolsSecondary Schools{{Main article|Education in Ghana}}{{See also|List of high schools in Ghana}}
DistrictsThe Upper West Region of Ghana contains 11 districts consisting of 1 municipal and 10 ordinary districts as follows:[7]
Notable natives of Upper West RegionProminent and famous citizens of Upper West Region include
References1. ^"Sulemana Alhassan – Upper West Region". Government of Ghana. 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://ghanadistricts.com/region/?r=9 |title=Upper West Region |accessdate=2009-11-20 |publisher=GhanaDistricts.com}} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/2010phc/Census2010_Summary_report_of_final_results.pdf|title=Upper West Region – Population|accessdate=2013-01-20 |publisher=statsghana.gov.gh}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}} 5. ^GOG(MLGRD) 6. ^ghanadistricts.com 7. ^{{cite web|title=Upper West|url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/region/?r=9|publisher=GhanaDistricts.com|accessdate=15 January 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118105614/http://www.ghanadistricts.com/region/?r=9|archivedate=18 January 2013|df=}} Sources
|Centre = Upper West |North = {{flagu|Burkina Faso}} |Northeast = Upper East |East = Upper East |Southeast = Northern |South = Northern |Southwest = Northern |West = {{flagu|Burkina Faso}} |Northwest = {{flagu|Burkina Faso}} }}{{Ghana regions}}{{Upper West Region, Ghana}}{{coord|10|20|N|2|15|W|region:GH_type:adm1st|display=title}} 4 : Upper West Region|Regions of Ghana|1983 establishments in Ghana|States and territories established in 1983 |
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