Buipe
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Buipe, sometimes called New Buipe, is a town and the capital of Central Gonja District, in the Savannah Region of northern Ghana.[http://centralgonja.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=dnf&_=95&r=6&rlv=towns Central Gonja district]
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.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).
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,{{Cite web |date=2020-12-16 |title=Buipe residents turn Black Volta into dumping site, defecation point - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/buipe-residents-turn-black-volta-into-dumping-site-defecation-point/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}} making Buipe one of the leading market centres in the northern part of Ghana.
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External links
- [http://centralgonja.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/ Central Gonja District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614155220/http://centralgonja.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/ |date=2013-06-14 }}
{{Savannah Region, Ghana}}
{{Ghana district capitals}}