Nyankpala
Beyom yili | |
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Location of Nyankpala in Northern region, Ghana | |
Coordinates: 9°24′00″N 0°59′00″W / 9.40000°N 0.98333°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Northern Region |
District | Tolon District |
Elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Area code | 00233 |
Nyankpala, with the appelation Beyom Yili, is a town located about 10 miles south-west of Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region of Ghana.[1] The University for Development Studies (UDS) has its premier campus located in the town. This campus is the first of the university's campuses, the first to be established in northern Ghana.
Nyankpala is the hub for some important Government Institutions including the headquarters of Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an on-farm station of the Animal Research Institute (ARI), on-farm station of the Soil Research Institute. Also, other institutions include the Avnash rice industry,[2][3] which has a major rice factory located in the town, and the Golinga Irrigation Dam.[4] These institutes have been the destination of students and academics on educational tours.