Lawra | About Ghana

The Upper West Region, while created by the Ghanaian Government in 1983, was formally inaugurated in 1987. It is fast bridging the development gap between it and the rest of the country.
The economy is mainly agricultural with high potential for animal, cotton, sheanut, and grain production.

The administrative capital is Wa, which has a very beautiful mosque.

The Wa chief, the Wa Na, also has an attractive palace. One can also tour the Gbede Game Production Reserve to the north of Wa. Other important towns Nandom, Tumu, Jirapa, and of course, Lawra.

The rural populations around Lawra live in settlements which consist of compounds made primarily of mud and thatch. Lawra is the district capital with approximately 10,000 people. Dagaare is the main language in Lawra.

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