Gwollu Explained

Official Name:Gwollu
Other Name:Gwolu
Settlement Type:District Capital
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gwollu in Upper West region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Upper West Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sissala West District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:4,854
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:UTC
Utc Offset:0
Coordinates:10.9811°N -2.2211°W
Elevation M:363

Gwollu is a small town and is the capital of Sissala West district, a district in the Upper West Region of north Ghana.[1] Hilla Limann, a former Ghanaian president was born and raised here.

The town contains several tourist attractions such as the tomb of Ghana's president Dr. Hilla Limann,[2] a traditional bone setter's center and a slave defense wall.[3] The wall was built in the 19th century as a double circle by Gwollu Koro Limann as a defense against slave raiders.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://sissalawest.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/ Sissala West District
  2. http://kasana.worldarchaeology.org/html/sites.html Kasana Museum
  3. http://www.ghanamuseums.org/gwollu-defence-wall.php Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
  4. Web site: Ghana Place Names - Gwollu . 2018-10-23 . 2020-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021023603/https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/database/upper-west/gwollu . dead .