WA

Upper West · GHANA (GH) · 10.06°N / 2.50°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,294,206

Wa is a city in Ghana with a population of 78,107. It sits at 10.06/-2.50, runs on Africa/Accra, is 15 km from Nyimbale.

Population 78,107

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Accra

All facts

fields

Country: Ghana
Subdivision: Upper West
Coords: 10.06°N / 2.50°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

NW Nyimbale Upper West 900 15.9 km

SW Batié Sud-Ouest 17,997 49.5 km

Air access

nearby

WZA

Wa Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Wa?: 78,107 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Wa in?: Africa/Accra.
Which country is Wa in?: Ghana (GH).
Which airport serves Wa?: Wa Airport (WZA).
How far is Wa from Accra?: About 562 km.
Does Wa have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Ghana?: English.
What currency is used in Ghana?: Ghana Cedi.
How many cities are in Ghana?: 119 on record.
Which admin region is Wa in?: Upper West.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2294206

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2294206,
    "name": "Wa",
    "ascii_name": "Wa",
    "country_code": "GH",
    "population": 78107,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Accra",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 10.06069,
    "longitude": -2.50192
  }
}

Context

comparatives

86.8x the population of Nyimbale.
15 km from Nyimbale.
Same timezone (Africa/Accra) as 118 other cities in Ghana.