Ghana
Savannah Region
West Gonja Municipal District

Yipala

Yipala is a village in , . Yipala is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damongo and Larabanga.

Town
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is a town and the capital of . It was declared the capital of the on 12 February 2019. is home to Bikunuto Jewu Soale I, the paramount chief of the Gonja Kingdom. is situated 6 km southeast of Yipala.

Town
Photo: Haruna Mohammed, Public domain.
is a town in West Gonja district, a district in the of . It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian , said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the height of the trans-Saharan trade, is reputed to be Ghana's oldest and houses a copy of the Qur'an almost as old. is situated 10 km north of Yipala.

Yipala

Latitude
9.13314° or 9° 7′ 59″ north
Longitude
-1.84362° or 1° 50′ 37″ west
Elevation
231 metres (758 feet)
Open location code
6CXW45M4+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10049021142
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11816668
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