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Walewale

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Also known as Walwale, wareware, Walewale mu nsem, Wuwuale

Walewale is a town and the capital of Mamprusi West Municipal in the North East Region of Ghana. The West Mamprusi Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 6 MMDAs in the North East Region. The West Mamprusi Municipality is one of 45 new districts created in 1988 under the Government of Ghana's decentralization and was later replaced with LI 2061 in 2012. With its administrative capital as Walewale.

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Locality
Wungu
Region
North East Region
Country
Ghana
Population
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Walewale
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District Capital
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Walewale Community Information Center
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Ghana
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Location of Walewale in North East Region
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Ghana
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North East Region
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West Mamprusi District
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2013
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166
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Walewale
inception
1988-00-00
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  • Location
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  • Religion
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Walewale is a town and the capital of Mamprusi West Municipal in the North East Region of Ghana. The West Mamprusi Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 6 MMDAs in the North East Region. The West Mamprusi Municipality is one of 45 new districts created in 1988 under the Government of Ghana's decentralization and was later replaced with LI 2061 in 2012. With its administrative capital as Walewale.

== Location == The Municipality is located within longitudes 0°35’W and 1°45’W and Latitude 9°55’N and 10°35’N. It has a total land size area of 2,596sq km. It shares boundaries with East Mamprusi Municipal and Gushegu Municipal to the east; North Gonja District, Savelugu Municipal and Kumbungu District to the south; Builsa North District, Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Bolgatanga Municipal (Upper East Region) to the north and to the west, Mamprusi Moagduri District. It lies on the main road from Bolgatanga to Tamale, at the junction of the road west to Nalerigu, the capital of the newly created North East Region.

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