Bechem is a town and is the capital of

Tano South district Tano South Municipal District is one of the six districts in Ahafo Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Tano District in 1988, until the western part of the district was split off to create Tano North District in Dece ...

of the Ahafo of

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, and Bechem is the district capital for the Tano South Constituency.Brong Ahafo » Tano South
. ghanadistricts.com. Bechem is located close to the capital town of

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, Sunyani. The town is known for the Bechem Presbyterian Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution. The town has one of the best teacher training colleges in the country known as St. Joseph college (JOSCO) and it has two villages known to be Techimantia and Derma which both stand tall when it comes to tomato production in the country. It is the home of Bechem United Football Club who currently play in the top division in Ghana.

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Populated places in the Ahafo Region {{AhafoRegion-geo-stub