Esarkyir (also spelled 'Esakyir', 'Essakyir' or 'Essarkyir') is a town in the
Central region of
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
, and 98 km away from the capital on Accra Cape Coast road.
In June 2012, the new
Ekumfi District was inaugurated, with Essarkyir as its capital.
The town is also known for the Esarkyir T.I. Ahmadiya Secondary School.
The school is a
second cycle
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institution.
This small town made the headlines in the national newspapers and media after a sad incident in 2014 in which 4 people died in an accident .
References
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Populated places in the Central Region (Ghana)