Gwollu

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title: "Gwollu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-the-upper-west-region"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-the-upper-west-region" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwollu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Upper West Region
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Sissala West District
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elevation_m	363
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Gwollu is a small town and is the capital of Sissala West district, a district in the Upper West Region of north Ghana. 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, a traditional bone setter's center and a slave defense wall. The wall was built in the 19th century as a double circle by Gwollu Koro Limann as a defense against slave raiders.

References

References

2. [http://sissalawest.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/ Sissala West District]
3. [http://kasana.worldarchaeology.org/html/sites.html Kasana Museum]
4. [http://www.ghanamuseums.org/gwollu-defence-wall.php Ghana Museums and Monuments Board]
5. "Ghana Place Names - Gwollu".

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