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WA UPPER WEST | | Wa is the capital of the Upper West Region of Ghana and is the main city of the Wala people. | It is the only large city in Ghana where the majority of the inhabitants are Muslim. There are also Catholics and other Christians among the population and intercommunal relations are generally good. It is the seat of the Wa-Na, the Paramount Chief of the Wala traditional area. Features of the town include several mosques, the Wa-Na Palace, a museum and a nearby hippopotamus sanctuary. The town serves as a transportation hub for the northwestern part of Ghana, with major roads leading south to Kumasi, north to Hamile and Burkina Faso, and northeast to Tumu and the Upper East Region. There is also a small airport. | | |
Wa, GHA
Updated 16 March 2010 12:00
Cloudy | 32°C | High: 40°C
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| | | History
Wa has been inhabited for several hundred years, first by Lobi and Dagaare people, and then by Islamic scholars and traders who settled there in order to participate in the trans-Saharan trade. These newcomers adopted the Dagaare language and to some extent simplified its grammar, as well as incorporating numerous loan words from Hausa, such as lafia (satisfactory) and alabasa (onion). The name of the town means 'come' in the Waali language.
Environment
Wa is in the southern part of the Sahel, the semi-arid area south of the Sahara that ranges from Senegal to the Sudan. Average annual rainfall is around 1000mm, almost all of which occurs between May and October. Following the May-October rainly season is a cool dry period called the Harmattan (in Waali sesiao sanga) when a steady, often dusty, north wind blows from the Sahara. The hottest period of the year is in February and March when daytime temperatures often reach 110 F (42 C).
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DISRICTS of GHANA MAP of GHANA GHANA KARTE  | UPPER WEST REGION WaMunicipal District , ( WA ) Jirapa/Lambussie District , - JIRAPA Lawra District , - LAWRA Nadowli District , - NADOWLI Sissala East District , -TUMU Sissala West District , - GWOLLU Wa East District , - FUNSI Wa West District , - WECHIAU | | | |
| Food and Agriculture
Despite its urban status, Wa is in many ways still an agricultural community, and many people make a good portion of their living in small scale farming. The main crops are corn, millet, yams, okra and groundnuts. Upland rice is also farmed in a few areas. The major fruit crop is the mango. Shea nuts are collected from wild trees, for food or refinement into oils and cosmetics.
The staple food of Wa is known as T-Zed in English. This is an abbreviation for the Hausa expression tuo zaafi, meaning 'very hot'. In Waali, this food is referred to as sao. It is a thick porridge of corn flour eaten like fufu - by tearing off a chunk and dipping into a soup, usually of okra.
The Wa Chieftancy
The paramount chief of the Wala people is known as the Wa-na (na means chief in Waali.)
The Wala chieftancy has an unusually long recorded history, in various documents in Arabic and Hausa. A dispute over the order of succession for the Wa-na began with the death of the Wa-na in 1998. This acriminous and sometimes violent controversy was partially resolved in 2003 with the enskinment of a new Wa-na. His unfortunate death in September of 2006 leaves the future of the Wa-na again uncertain.
The Wa-na's palace is a good example of traditional Sahelian architecture, with an exterior similar to that of the main mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso.
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The Dumba Festival
The Dumba festival was the main traditional event of Wa. It was typically held in late September to correspond with the harvest. The highlight of the year was a ceremony in which the Wa-na stepped over a small cow lying on the ground. According to traditional belief, if any part of the chief or his clothing touched the cow, he would probably die within the year. If on the other hand he stepped over the cow successfully, he was guaranteed a successful coming year.
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EXTERNAL LINKS : Pictures ( extern ) Schools in WA ( Basic) S/N DISTTRICT SCHOOL NUMBER SCHOOL NAME
1 WA 001001 Tendamba JSS
2 WA 001002 Fongo L/A JSS
3 WA 001003 T. I. Ahmadiyya E/A JSS
4 WA 001004 Kabanye E/A JSS
5 WA 001005 Huriya E/A JSS
6 WA 001007 Busa L/A JSS
7 WA 001008 Kperidi L/A JSS
8 WA 001009 Boli L/A JSS
9 WA 001010 Loggu L/A JSS
10 WA 001011 Bulenga L/A JSS
11 WA 001012 Goripie E/A JSS
12 WA 001013 Chaggu Islamic JSS
13 WA 001014 Katua L/A JSS
14 WA 001015 Kpalworgu L/A JSS
15 WA 001017 Jujeidayiri JSS
16 WA 001018 Limanyire JSS
17 WA 001019 Fongo E/A JSS
18 WA 001020 Fallahia E/A JSS
19 WA 001021 Wa Cath. JSS
20 WA 001022 Dorimon L/A JSS
21 WA 001023 Dabo L/A JSS
22 WA 001025 Gbache Meth/ JSS
23 WA 001026 Vieri Meth. JSS
24 WA 001027 Tanvaare Meth. JSS
25 WA 001028 Funsi Cath. JSS
26 WA 001029 Buffiama L/A JSS
27 WA 001031 Kundungu L/A JSS
28 WA 001032 Taninana L/A JSS
29 WA 001033 Ga L/A JSS
30 WA 001034 Jenbog Cath. JSS
31 WA 001035 Ponyentaga Cath. JSS
32 WA 001036 Gurungu Cath. JSS
33 WA 001037 Wechiau L/A JSS
34 WA 001038 Charia Cath. JSS
35 WA 001039 Lassia-Tuolu Cath. JSS
36 WA 001040 Kpongu Islamic JSS
37 WA 001041 Wa School for the Blind
38 WA 001042 Wa School for the Deaf
39 WA 001043 Baayiri L/A JSS
40 WA 001044 Manwe Islamic JSS
41 WA 001045 Jonga Islamic JSS
42 WA 001047 Dornye Cath. JSS
43 WA 001048 Tuasa L/A JSS
44 WA 001050 Adabiyat L/A JSS
45 WA 001051 Mangu Meth. JSS
46 WA 001052 Piisi Cath. JSS
47 WA 001053 Sagbaalong Cath. JSS
48 WA 001054 Meteu Cath. JSS
49 WA 001055 Jambusi-Mwaabasi L/A JSS
50 WA 001056 Piisie Meth. JSS
51 WA 001060 Gudaayiri L/A JSS
52 WA 001061 Baaleyiri Cath. JSS
53 WA 001063 Bonaa L/A JSS
54 WA 001064 Jeyiri L/A JSS
55 WA 001065 Egu Cath. JSS
56 WA 001066 St. Paul's Meth. JSS
57 WA 001067 Bamaahu L/A JSS
58 WA 001068 Sagu Cath. JSS
59 WA 001069 Wechiau-Bao Cath. JSS
60 WA 001070 St. Andrews Cath. JSS
61 WA 001071 Dignafuro Islamic JSS
62 WA 001072 Loggu -Sagu Cath. JSS
63 WA 001073 Dan-Ibu Int. JSS
64 WA 001074 Kpila Cath JSS
65 WA 001075 Yaala L/A JSS
66 WA 001076 Charlie Cath. JSS
67 WA 001077 Kataa L/A JSS
68 WA 001078 Nuriya E/A JSS
69 WA 001079 Jenkore L/A JSS
70 WA 001080 Kawu Cath. JSS
71 WA 001081 Chogsia Cath. JSS
72 WA 001082 Nyoli Cath. JSS
73 WA 001083 Domangyili Cath. JSS
74 WA 001084 Ase Cath. JSS
75 WA 001085 Mangu L/A JSS
76 WA 001086 Kambaka Kambalisi Islamic JSS
77 WA 001087 Woliyiri Cath. JSS
78 WA 001088 Nyagli Cath. JSS
79 WA 001089 Sing L/A JSS
80 WA 001090 Buli Cath. JSS
81 WA 001091 Wa S.D.A. JSS
82 WA 001092 Wanuma Int. JSS
83 WA 001093 Bankpama Cath. JSS
84 WA 001094 Wa District Model JSS
85 WA 001095 Kunyebing Cath. JSS
86 WA 001096 Presby Int. JSS
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Location: Wa Degu Res. Area
Address: Box 39, Wa
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Location: Wa Dobile Wa
Address: Box 563, Wa
Telephone: 0756-20018
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| Seinu Hotel
Location: Wa Wapaani
Address: Box 144, Wa
Telephone: 0756-22010
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| Africaanum Hotel
Location: Wa Kpaguri
Address: Box
Telephone: 0756-22616
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| Upland Hotel
Location: Kpaguri Wa
Address: Box 308, Wa
Telephone: 0756- 22180
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Room Types: Single, Double
| Kunateh Lodge
Location: Wa Kabanye
Address: Box 11, Wa
Telephone: 22102
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| Controller Guest House
Location: Wa Degu Residential Area
Address: Box 26
Telephone: 0756-22213
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| Catholic Guest
Location: Wa
Address: Box 47,Wa
Telephone: 0756- 22375
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Location: Wa Tendanba Off Kpongo Road
Address: Box
Telephone: 0756-22440
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| Lambert Hotel
Location: Wa Dobile
Address: Box : 195, Wa
Telephone: 0756-22528
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