Builpela Dam

Builpela Dam is a pond in Tamale, Northern Region. Builpela Dam is situated nearby to the suburb Sakasaka, as well as near Zujung.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tamale Metropolitan District and Tamale Teaching Hospital.

Tamale Metropolitan District

Government office

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Tamale Metropolitan District is one of the sixteen districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. It was originally established in 1988 as Tamale Municipal District, a municipal district assembly that was created from the former West Dagomba District Council. Tamale Metropolitan District is situated 2 km north of Builpela Dam.

Tamale Teaching Hospital

Hospital

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The Tamale Teaching Hospitalis a teaching hospital in Tamale in the Northern region and the third largest hospital in Ghana. It serves as a referral hospital for the five northern regions of Ghana. Tamale Teaching Hospital is situated 2 km northeast of Builpela Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sakasaka and Zujung.

Sakasaka

Suburb

Sakasaka is a community in Tamale Metropolitan District in the Northern Region of Ghana. It is the home ground of the Sakasaka Football Club. Sakasaka is situated 3½ km north of Builpela Dam.

Zujung

Suburb

Zujung is a community in Tamale Metropolitan District in the Northern Region of Ghana. Zujung is situated 3½ km west of Builpela Dam.

Sagnarigu

Suburb

Photo: Samaru Samaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tamale is Ghana's third most populous city and the capital of Northern Ghana. Tamale has been voted three consecutive times by the Ghana Tourist Board as the cleanest city in Ghana and is proud of its well organized road networking in comparison to other cities and regions through Ghana. Sagnarigu is situated 6 km northwest of Builpela Dam.

Builpela Dam

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Tamale, Northern Region, Volta Basin, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

9.3835° or 9° 23′ 1″ north

Longitude

-0.83987° or 0° 50′ 24″ west

Open location code

6CXX95M6+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 153882470

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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