Jirapa

Jirapa is the capital of the Jirapa Municipal District in the . It is around the border of Lawra and Nadoli districts. It has two main seasons; the dry season and the rainy season.
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  • Town with about 91,300 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 320 metres (1,030 feet)
  • …is also known as “Jirapa, Ghana”
  • Description: town in Upper West Region, Ghana

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jirapa Municipal District.
is one of the eleven districts in the .

Jirapa

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Latitude
10.5366° or 10° 32′ 12″ north
Longitude
-2.7009° or 2° 42′ 3″ west
Open location code
7C2VG7PX+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1865363312
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2300068
Wiki­data ID
Q6202983

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Jirapa” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Jirapa”
  • Dutch: “Jirapa”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Jirapa”
  • Hausa: “Jirapa”
  • Kusaal: “Jirapa”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Gyerɛbaa”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Jirapa”
  • Swedish: “Jirapa”

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