Dunkwa-On-Offin or simply Dunkwa, is a town and the capital of the
Upper Denkyira East Municipal District
Upper Denkyira East Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Central Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Upper Denkyira District in 1988, which was created from the former Denkyira District Council, ...
, a district in the
Central Region of south
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
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Upper Denkyira East Municipal district
/ref> Dunkwa-On-Offin has a 2013 settlement
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population of 33,379 people.
Geography
Topography
Dunkwa-On-Offin town is located along the Offin River. Dunkwa-On-Offin is low-lying with loose quaternary sands and the town rises up to 117 metres above sea level.[Upper Denkyira East Municipal district: Topography & Drainage](_blank)
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See also
* Denkyira
Denkyira was a powerful nation of Akan people that existed before the 1620s, in what is now modern-day Ghana. Like all Akans, they originated from Bono state. Before 1620, Denkyira was called Agona. The ruler of the Denkyira was called Denkyira ...
* Gyimi River
Gyimi river Gyimiin also known as Jimi River is a stream in Ashanti Region, Ghana. It forms in area of a Naimakrom settlement. It confluence with Ofin River is near town Dunkwa-on-Offin.
Word ''gyimi'' in the Twi language of the Akan people ca ...
References
Populated places in the Central Region (Ghana)
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