Nkawkaw is a town in southern

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 is the capital of Kwahu West Municipal, an area in the Eastern Region of south

. Nkawkaw has a 2013 settlement population of 61,785 people. Nkawkaw is also described as a city in a valley as it the gateway to ascend the

Kwahu Kwahu or Kwawu is an area and group of people that live in Ghana and are part of the Twi-speaking Akan people, Akan group. The region has been dubbed Asaase Aban, or the Natural Fortress, given its position as the highest habitable elevation in th ...

mountains. Hon. Joseph Frempong is the current member of parliament for the Kwahu West who was elected in the 2020 elections.

Geography

Nkawkaw is situated on the

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and former

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between

Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...

and

Kumasi Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region ...

, and lies about halfway between these cities. It is also connected by road to

Koforidua Koforidua, also popularly known as K.dua or Koftown and now Kofcity, is a city and the capital of Eastern Region, Ghana, Eastern Region of Ghana. The city has a population of 183,727 people as of 2010. The city is a blend of colonial and moder ...

and Konongo. Nkawkaw is one of the major towns of the Kwahu

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s. Historically it is not considered as a Kwahu town because it is not on top of the

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. According to the 2013 census Nkawkaw has a settlement population of 61,785. Paragliding near Nkawkaw Ghana in the Eastern Region

Sports

Nkawkaw is the location of

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team

Okwawu United Okwawu United is a Ghanaian professional Football team, football club based in Nkawkaw, Eastern Region (Ghana), Eastern Region. They are competing in the Access Bank Ghana Plc, Access Bank Division One League, Ghana, Division One League. Their hom ...

and is also the location of the Nkawkaw Park (stadium).

Accommodation

Nkawkaw has hotels with decent services, some of which includes Dubai City Hotel, Kwadisco Hotel, Rojo Hotel, Real Parker Hotel and Part Time Guest House and Pub.

Health

* Holy Family Hospital

Climate

Notable people

* George Boateng, football player * Raphael Dwamena, football player * Eric Darfour Kwakye, member of parliament

References

External links

Nkawkaw seen from space
{{EngvarB, date=March 2016 Populated places in the Eastern Region (Ghana)