Hamile

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Hamelé is a village in the southwestern corner of Burkina Faso, close to the border with the Republic of Ghana.[http://jirapa.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/ Jirapa/Lambussie district]{{Cite web |last=Awadzi |first=Hannah |title=Business picking up at Hamile border - CEPS |url=https://www.gna.org.gh/1.21466850 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.gna.org.gh |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705121202/https://www.gna.org.gh/1.21466850 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=27 September 2006 |title=Ghana: Tourists Visit Two Hamile Towns in Ghana And Burkina Faso |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200609280211.html |access-date=24 May 2022 |website=AllAfrica}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=Young Immigration officer shot dead in line of duty at Hamile border - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/young-immigration-officer-shot-dead-in-line-of-duty-at-hamile-border/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-07 |title=COVID-19 and Burkina coup affecting revenue mobilization in Hamile – Customs |url=https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2022/02/07/covid-19-and-burkina-coup-affecting-revenue-mobilization-in-hamile-customs/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Ghana Business News |language=en-US}}

Transport

In July 2007, contracts were made for the construction of a railway extension in the village of Hamile.{{Cite web|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/100450/1/canada-supports-ghana-burkina-faso-railway-project.html|title=Canada Supports Ghana/ Burkina Faso Railway Project}} There is a 88.5 km highway from Wa-Hamile.{{Cite web |title=Govt in hurry to fix Wa-Hamile road — Roads Minister |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/govt-in-hurry-to-fix-wa-hamile-road-roads-minister-3.html |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}

Facilities

  • Hamile Border Post{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2022 |title=Minister for the Interior Commissions Renovated Hamile Border Post |url=https://www.mint.gov.gh/minister-for-the-interior-commissions-renovated-hamile-border-post/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Ministry of the Interior│Republic of Ghana |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-07 |title=Revenue inflows dip at Hamile border …following closure of frontier |url=https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/revenue-inflows-dip-at-hamile-border-following-closure-of-frontier/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Ghanaian Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2020-05-08 |title=Hamile border |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2020/05/ghanaians-aiding-foreigners-enter-country-amid-border-closure-worrying-immigration-service/hamile-border/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana |language=en-US}}
  • Hamile Truck Park{{Cite web |title=Hamile Truck Park Archives |url=https://shippers.org.gh/index.php/tag/hamile-truck-park/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Ghana Shippers Authority |language=en-GB}}

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