Buipe

Buipe
District Capital
Buipe is located in Ghana
Buipe
Buipe
Location of Buipe in Savannah Region
Buipe is located in Africa
Buipe
Buipe
Buipe (Africa)
Coordinates: 08°47′00″N 01°32′00″W / 8.78333°N 1.53333°W / 8.78333; -1.53333
CountryGhana
RegionSavannah Region
DistrictCentral Gonja District
Elevation
436 ft (133 m)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
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Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Buipe, sometimes called New Buipe, is a town and the capital of Central Gonja District, in the Savannah Region of northern Ghana.[1]

History

New Buipe was founded in the 1950s when the population of Old Buipe moved east to the site of a new bridge and highway. Buipe had been an important political and religious center of the Gonja kingdom since the 16th century.[2]

Because of the proximity of limestone deposits, Buipe is the proposed location of cement works. The Black Volta, one of the most important rivers in the country passes through the town,[3] making Buipe one of the leading market centres in the northern part of Ghana.

References

  1. ^ Central Gonja district
  2. ^ Genequand, Denis & Apoh, Wazi & Gavua, Kodzo & Amoroso, Hugo & Hajdas, Irka & Maret, Fabien & de Reynier, Christian. (2016). Excavations in Old Buipe and Study of the Mosques of Bole (Ghana, Northern Region).
  3. ^ "Buipe residents turn Black Volta into dumping site, defecation point - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2022-08-19.

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