Editing Wa, Ghana (section)

{{Short description|Town in Upper West Region, Ghana}}
{{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| image_caption          = View of a [[high street]] in Wa
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| etymology              = [[Dagbani language|Dagbani]]: ''Wa'' ("te wa kaa yeng seore", English: "we came to watch a dance"){{sfn|Awedoba|2009|p=47}}
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| subdivision_name       = [[Ghana]]
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| subdivision_name1      = [[Upper West Region]]
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Wa Municipal District]]
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| population_total               = 200,672<ref name="World Gazetteer">{{cite report |url=https://statsghana.gov.gh/gssmain/fileUpload/pressrelease/2021%20PHC%20General%20Report%20Vol%203A_Population%20of%20Regions%20and%20Districts_181121.pdf |title=Population of Regions and Districts |date=November 2021 |publisher=Ghana Statistical Service }}</ref>
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| elevation_m            = 305
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| postal_code_type       =  [[Postal codes in Ghana|Postal code]]
| postal_code            = XW
| area_code              = 039
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'''Wa''' is a [[town]] and the capital of the [[Wa Municipal District]] and the [[Upper West Region]] of [[Ghana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Campaign on effective handling of food items held in Wa|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/campaign-on-effective-handling-of-food-items-held-in-wa.html?template=graphictv&is_preview=on|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Graphic Online}}</ref> It has a population of 200,672 people according to the 2021 census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana|url=https://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/District/168|access-date=2023-08-23|website=GhanaDistricts.}}</ref><ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www2.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/2010_District_Report/Upper%20West/WA%20MUNICIPAL.pdf|title=2010 Population and Housing Census – Wa Municipal|publisher=Ghana Statistical Service|access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref>

The town is a transportation hub for the Upper West region, with major roads leading north to [[Hamile]], and northeast to [[Tumu, Ghana|Tumu]] and the [[Upper East Region]]. There is also a small airport, named the [[Wa Airport]].<ref name="Touring Ghana – Upper West Region">[http://www.touringghana.com/regions/upperwest_region.asp Touring Ghana – Upper West Region]. touringghana.</ref>