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Walewale is a town and the capital of Mamprusi West Municipal in the Northeast Region of Ghana. 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 Northeast Region. It was founded by the Mamprusis. The language spoken by the people of Walewale is largely Mampruli, which is followed by kassim. The Dominant religion is Islam but a lot of churches are emerging in recent times. Walewale prides itself of four standard banks which are; Ghana Commercial Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, Bangmarigu Community Bank and GN Bank which is currently defunct. The town has about ten standard guest houses with two five star hotels located along the main road leading to Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital. There are s

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rdfs:label	Walewale (fr) Walewale (en) Walewale (sv)
rdfs:comment	Walewale est une ville du Ghana, capitale du Mamprusi ouest. (fr) Walewale är en ort i norra Ghana. Den är huvudort för distriktet West Mamprusi, och folkmängden uppgick till 18 580 invånare vid folkräkningen 2010. (sv) Walewale is a town and the capital of Mamprusi West Municipal in the Northeast Region of Ghana. 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 Northeast Region. It was founded by the Mamprusis. The language spoken by the people of Walewale is largely Mampruli, which is followed by kassim. The Dominant religion is Islam but a lot of churches are emerging in recent times. Walewale prides itself of four standard banks which are; Ghana Commercial Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, Bangmarigu Community Bank and GN Bank which is currently defunct. The town has about ten standard guest houses with two five star hotels located along the main road leading to Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital. There are s (en)
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dcterms:subject	Populated places in the North East Region (Ghana)
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Wikipage revision ID	1116084189 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Ambulance Bolgatanga Junction (road) GCB Bank Black Star of Africa Nalerigu Zipline (drone delivery) West Mamprusi District Agricultural Development Bank of Ghana North East Region, Ghana Tamale, Ghana Moorish Districts of Ghana Populated places in the North East Region (Ghana) Greenwich Mean Time Mamprusi language Mamprusi people
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://wmma.gov.gh
sameAs	Walewale Walewale Walewale Walewale Walewale Walewale Walewale
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image caption	Walewale Community Information Center (en)
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official name	Walewale (en)
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pushpin map caption	Location of Walewale in North East region (en)
settlement type	District Capital (en)
subdivision name	Black Star of Africa West Mamprusi District North East Region, Ghana
subdivision type	Country (en) District (en) Region (en)
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has abstract	Walewale est une ville du Ghana, capitale du Mamprusi ouest. (fr) Walewale is a town and the capital of Mamprusi West Municipal in the Northeast Region of Ghana. 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 Northeast Region. It was founded by the Mamprusis. The language spoken by the people of Walewale is largely Mampruli, which is followed by kassim. The Dominant religion is Islam but a lot of churches are emerging in recent times. Walewale prides itself of four standard banks which are; Ghana Commercial Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, Bangmarigu Community Bank and GN Bank which is currently defunct. The town has about ten standard guest houses with two five star hotels located along the main road leading to Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital. There are six fuel filling stations in the community namely; Total Fuel Station, Nasona Fuel Station, Zen Fuel Station, Goil Fuel Station and Petrosol, It also has a Gas filling station located along the Nalerigu road. Walewale has two radio stations, Eagle FM,Wale FM running on the frequency 94.1(MHz), 106.9 (MHz) which broadcasts in English and the local language; Mampruli. They also have radio sessions broadcast in Frafra and other local languages. The town is also one of the municipals to have benefited from the Zongo Ministry Artificial pitches. This makes the community suitable in hosting any tournament in the newly created Northeast region. Walewale can boast of its over 100-bed health facility that is enhanced with three ambulances. The town is also the central point of the Zipline drones used for medical purposes. The Zipline Medical drone center In Walewale is currently an operational drone center in Ghana and it is meant to serve all five Northern Regions. Walewale's mosque, built in 1961 on the site of an earlier mud-and-stick mosque, is notable for its Moorish tower. (en) Walewale är en ort i norra Ghana. Den är huvudort för distriktet West Mamprusi, och folkmängden uppgick till 18 580 invånare vid folkräkningen 2010. (sv)
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elevation (μ)	166.000000 (xsd:double)
country	Black Star of Africa
subdivision	West Mamprusi District

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