Walewale

Walewale is a town and the capital of West Mamprusi district in the North East region of Ghana.[1] It lies on the main road from Bolgatanga to Tamale, at the junction of the road west to Nalerigu, the capital of the newly created North East Region. Walewale prides itself of four standard banks which are Ghana Commercial Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, Bangmarigu Community Bank and GN Bank. The town has eight standard guest houses with two five star hotel located along the main road leading to Bolgatanga, the Upper East regional capital. There are six fuel filling stations in the community namely; Total Fuel Station, Nasona Fuel Station, Zen Fuel Station, Goil Fuel Station and Petrosol

Walewale
District Capital
Walewale Community Information Center
Walewale Location of Walewale in North East region
Coordinates: 10°21′N 0°48′W
Region	North East region
District	West Mamprusi District
Elevation	545 ft (166 m)
Population  (2013)
• Total	—
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

Walewale has one radio station called Eagle FM, running on the frequency 94.1(MHz) which broadcasts in English and the local language; Mampruli. They also have radio sessions broadcast in Frafra. The town is also one of the municipals to have benefited from the Zongo Ministry Artificial pitches. This makes the community suitable in the hosting of any tournament in the newly created North East region.

Walewale's mosque, built in 1961 on the site of an earlier mud-and-stick mosque, is notable for its Moorish tower.[2]

References

1. West Mamprusi district
2. Philip Briggs, Bradt Ghana, 2010, p. 392.