Walewale
Year dem found am | 1988 ![]() |
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Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Ghana ![]() |
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | West Mamprusi Municipal District ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC±00:00 ![]() |
Coordinate location | 10°21′0″N 0°48′0″W, 10°21′4″N 0°48′4″W ![]() |
Walewale be a town den de capital of Mamprusi West Municipal insyd de North East Region of Ghana. De West Mamprusi Municipal be one of de 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, den District Assemblies (MMDAs) insyd Ghana, den dey form part of de 6 MMDAs insyd de North East Region. De West Mamprusi Municipality be one of 45 new districts dem create insyd 1988 under de Government of Ghana ein decentralization wey na later dem replace am plus LI 2061 insyd 2012. Plus ein administrative capital as Walewale.
Location
[edit | edit source]De Municipality dey locate within longitudes 0°35’W den 1°45’W den Latitude 9°55’N and 10°35’N. E get a total land size area of 2,596sq km. E dey share boundaries plus East Mamprusi Municipal den Gushegu Municipal to de east; North Gonja District, Savelugu Municipal den Kumbungu District to de south; Builsa North District, Kassena-Nankana Municipal, den Bolgatanga Municipal (Upper East Region) to de north den to de west, Mamprusi Moagduri District. E dey lie on de main road from Bolgatanga to Tamale, for de junction of de road west to Nalerigu, de capital of de newly created North East Region.
Population
[edit | edit source]De population of de Municipality according to 2021 Population and Housing Census dey stand at 175,755 plus 85,712 males den 90,043 females.[1][2] Na e be founded by de Mamprusis. De language spoken by de people of Walewale be largely Mampruli, wich be followed by Kassim, Guruni, Moshie.
Climate
[edit | edit source]Month | Average temperature range | |
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From | To | |
January | 19.6 °C (67.3 °F) | 36.5 °C (97.7 °F) |
February | 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) | 39.2 °C (102.6 °F). |
March | 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) | 41 °C (105.8 °F) |
April | 28.5 °C (83.3 °F) | 41 °C (105.8 °F) |
May | 28.5 °C (83.3 °F) | 39.5 °C (103.1 °F). |
June | 26.3 °C (79.3 °F) | 37.2 °C (99 °F). |
July | 24.3 °C (75.7 °F) | 33 °C (91.4 °F) |
August | 23 °C (73.4 °F) | 30.8 °C (87.4 °F) |
September | The average high temperature is a fairly constant 32.4 °C (90.3 °F). | |
October | 24.5 °C (76.1 °F) | 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) |
November | 24.1 °C (75.4 °F) | 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) |
December | 20.5 °C (68.9 °F) | 36.2 °C (97.2 °F).[3] |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ West Mamprusi Municipal
- ↑ "Man arrested for kidnapping 5-year-old girl at Walewale". Graphic Online (in British English). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ↑ Atlas, Weather. "Walewale, Ghana – Climate & Monthly weather forecast". Weather Atlas (in English). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
External links
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