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District Capital in Upper West Region, Ghana

District Capital in Upper West Region, Ghana
Funsi
District Capital
Funsi is located in GhanaFunsiFunsiLocation of Funsi in Upper West region
Coordinates: 10°17′19″N 1°58′16″W / 10.28861°N 1.97111°W / 10.28861; -1.97111
CountryGhana
RegionUpper West Region
DistrictWa East District
Elevation810 ft (247 m)
Population
 • Total—
Dance by the people of Funsi.

Funsi is the district capital of the Wa East District in the Upper West Region of north Ghana.

It has been a center of the Gurunsi area of the Upper West of Ghana. In 1948 it had 1,193 people rising to 1,405 in 1960.

Funsi is the location of the Wa Catholic Diocese operated St. John's Health Center, which serves Funsi and surrounding communities.

References

  1. Wa East District
  2. Ivor Wilks, Wa and the Wala: Islam and polity in northwestern Ghana (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988), p. 15
  3. "health center website". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
Districts and Capitals of the Upper West Region of Ghana
Municipal (5) Location of Upper West Region District
Ordinary (6)

10°17′19″N 1°58′16″W / 10.28861°N 1.97111°W / 10.28861; -1.97111

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