Wechiau
Wechiau is a small town and is the capital of Wa West district, a district in the Upper West Region of north Ghana adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. Wechiau has a stretch of the Black Volta and this is the home to a wild population of Hippopotamus.- Town
- …lies at an elevation of around 250 metres (830 feet)
- Description: town in Ghana
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Latitude
9.82957° or 9° 49′ 47″ north
Longitude
-2.68244° or 2° 40′ 57″ west
Open location code
6CXVR8H9+R2
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Wechiau” goes by many names.
WechiauDutch
WechiauIrish
WechiauKusaal
WechiauSouthern Dagaare
WechiauSwedish
WechiauTurkish
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