Which country or map area contains Upper West?
Upper West is shown within Ghana in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Ghana
- Region name
- Upper West
- Approximate latitude
- 10.3° north
- Approximate longitude
- 2.1° west
- Country capital
- Accra
- Country currency
- Ghanaian cedi
- World region
- Western Africa
Quick answers about Upper West
What kind of place is Upper West?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Upper West on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 10.3° north latitude and 2.1° west longitude.
What is the capital of Ghana?
The country capital is Accra.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.