Gwollu is a small town and is the capital of

Sissala West district Sissala West District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Sissala District in 1988; until the western part of the district was later split off to create Sissala West Distr ...

, a district in the

Upper West Region The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest se ...

of north

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

.Sissala West District
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Hilla Limann Hilla Limann, (12 December 1934 – 23 January 1998) was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician who served the President of Ghana from 24 September 1979 to 31 December 1981. He served as a diplomat in Lome, Togo and Geneva, Switzerland. Education ...

, a former Ghanaian president was born and raised here. The town contains several tourist attractions such as the tomb of Ghana's president Dr.

,Kasana Museum
/ref> a traditional bone setter's center and a slave defense wall.Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
/ref> The wall was built in the 19th century as a double circle by Gwollu Koro Limann as a defense against slave raiders.Ghana Place Names - Gwollu
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{{Coord, 10, 58, 52, N, 2, 13, 16, W, region:GH_type:city, display=title Populated places in the Upper West Region