Nsawam is a town in south

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and is the capital of the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District, a district in the country's Eastern Region. The town's main ethnic group is

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, followed by Ga and then Ewe.Akuapim South Municipal
Nsawam Adoagyire Municipal Assembly. Nsawam is controlled by Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District (ASMD). As of 2013, Nsawam has a population of 44,522. Nsawam is situated on the main railway between

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and

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and the highway to

. The

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, which acts as a border between Nsawam and Adoagyiri, is the main source of water for both domestic and industrial purposes for people in Nsawam and its environs.

Name

There are two other places in Ghana with the same name.

Security Prison

Nsawam is the location of Nsawam Medium Security Prison.

Education

Secondary education

Nsawam has two major secondary schools – St. Martins Secondary School and Nsawam Secondary School. Nsawam has several prominent junior high schools, Prince Boateng Memorial School, Nana Osae Djan and Perseverance school complex debatably being the most prominent among others such as Rev. Father Wieggers Roman Catholic school, Presby kindergarten, Primary & JHS. Ignis School, Anglican A & B Basic school, Jerisam International School, Nsawam Methodist BasicSchool,Royal Stars International School, Good foundation international school and Nsawam SDA JHS .

Higher education

Also situated in Nsawam are other schools, including Prince Boateng Memorial school, which runs from the nursery to senior high school and a vocational institute, in addition to BOPA College of Arts and Sciences, a private vocational school for young women where they learn sewing, catering and designing of clothing. In Nsawam there is also a Business Complex School dedicated to the grooming of Secretaries and entry-level business students. This school, Millennium Kings Academy, located on the Court Street, Nsawam, was established almost 30 years ago.

Climate

Healthcare

The town of Nsawam is the most preferred hotspot for

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in the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal as it houses the Nsawam Government Hospital, not far from the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, New Life Hospital, Notre Dame Clinic all in Adoagyiri, and over five other recognised health centres

Transport

Train and road

Nsawam is served indirectly by a railway station on the Ghana national railway network, which serves as a link between

and

. Over the last decade, however, the coaches run on the Accra–Nsawam route as the only relic from the glorious days of rail transport. Nsawam serves as the major business centre for most farming communities such as Pakro, Fotobi, Asiaw-Krom, Dobro, Nkyenekyene, Ahodjo, among others.

References

External links

Ghana-pedia webpage - Nsawam
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