Upper West Region
The Upper West Region is a region in the Ghanaian Northern Plains. It is one of Ghana's northernmost regions and shares an international border with Burkina Faso.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Wa and Nandom.
Nandom
Nandom is a historic border town in the Northern Plains of Ghana.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Hamile and Jirapa.
Hamile
Hamile is a town in the Ghanaian Northern Plains on the international border with Burkina Faso.
Jirapa
Jirapa is the capital of the Jirapa Municipal District in the Ghanaian Northern Plains.
Upper West Region
- Region of Ghana with about 868,000 residents
- …is also known as “Upper Region”
- Description: administrative region in Ghana
- Neighbors
- Location
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Latitude of center
10.3333° or 10° 20′ north
Longitude of center
-2.25° or 2° 15′ west
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Akan to Yoruba—“Upper West Region” goes by many names.
Atifi atɔeɛ mantamAkan
الإقليم الغربي الأعلىArabic
Վերին Արևմտյան շրջանArmenian
Верхні заходні рэгіёнBelarusian
উপের ওয়েস্ট অঞ্চলBengali
Upper WestBreton
Горнозападен регионBulgarian
Regió Superior OccidentalCatalan
Upper West RegionCebuano
上西部大區Chinese
西北地区Chinese
西北地區Chinese
Upper West RegionDagbani
Upper WestDanish
Upper WestDutch
Upper West RegionDutch
Okcidenta SuproEsperanto
Upper West RegionFarefare
Upper West GhanaFinnish
Rexión Alta OccidentalGalician
ზემო დასავლეთის რეგიონიGeorgian
Upper West RegionGhanaian Pidgin English
Άπερ ΓουέστGreek
અપર પશ્ચિમ પ્રદેશGujarati
Yankin Upper WestHausa
ऊपरी पश्चिम क्षेत्रHindi
Upper West RegionIgbo
Region Upper WestIndonesian
Regione Occidentale SuperioreItalian
Upper West RegionItalian
アッパー・ウェスト州Japanese
アッパー・ウエスト州Japanese
ಅಪ್ಪರ್ ವೆಸ್ಟ್ ರೀಜನ್Kannada
북서부 주Korean
어퍼웨스트주Korean
Upper West RegionKusaal
WaKusaal
Rietumaugšējais reģionsLatvian
Aukštutinis Vakarų regionasLithuanian
Upper West RegionMalay
अप्पर वेस्ट प्रदेशMarathi
ჟიმოლენი ბჟადალი რეგიონიMingrelian
Upper West RegionMossi
Upper West RegionNigerian Pidgin
Upper WestNorthern Frisian
Upper WestNorwegian
Upper WestNorwegian Bokmål
Upper West RegionNorwegian Bokmål
منطقه غرب علیاPersian
Górny Region ZachodniPolish
Region Północno-ZachodniPolish
Region Upper WestPolish
Regiunea Superioară de VestRomanian
Regiunea Superioară de Vest, GhanaRomanian
Верхняя Западная областьRussian
ඉහල බටහිර කලාපයSinhala
GH-UWSlovenian
Gornja zahodna regijaSlovenian
Upper West RegionSlovenian
Gobolka Galbeedka SareSomali
یوخاری باتی اوستانیSouth Azerbaijani
Ɔpa Wɛse IrigyinSouthern Dagaare
Upper West RegionSouthern Dagaare
WaSouthern Dagaare
Wa Naa yiriSouthern Dagaare
Wa Senior High Technical SchoolSouthern Dagaare
Wa west IrigyinSouthern Dagaare
Mkoa wa Magharibi ya JuuSwahili
Övre västra regionenSwedish
அப்பர் மேற்கு பகுதிTamil
Югары Көнбатыш төбәгеTatar
అప్పర్ వెస్ట్ ప్రాంతంTelugu
อัพเปอร์ เวสต์Thai
Yukarı Batı BölgesiTurkish
Upper West RegionTwi
Верхній Західний регіонUkrainian
اپر ویسٹ ریجنUrdu
Khu vực Thượng TâyVietnamese
UW/RWali (Ghana)
Wa-Naa PaalʋʋWali (Ghana)
Վերին Արեւմտեան շրջանWestern Armenian
西北地区（加纳）Wu Chinese
Upper West RegionYoruba
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Ghanaian Northern Plains: Highlights
Learn more about Bolgatanga and Mole National Park.
