Wechiau is a small town and is the capital of
Wa West district
Wa West District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wa District in 1988; until two parts of the district were later split off to create Wa East District (from the east ...
, a district in the
Upper West Region of north
Ghana adjacent to the
border with
Burkina Faso.
Wechiau has a stretch of the
Black Volta
The Black Volta or Mouhoun is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta. The source of the Black Volta is in the Cascades Region of Burki ...
and this is the home to a wild population of
Hippopotamus.
Tourism
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Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary is a community-led tourism attraction project located at Wechiau in the Upper West Region of Ghana. It is run by the local communities and is committed to protecting and conserving the Hippopotamus and its habita ...
.
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Populated places in the Upper West Region