Nkawkaw is a town in southern

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 ...

and is the capital of

Kwahu East District Kwahu East District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kwahu South District in 1988, which was created from the former Kwahu District Council, until the northwest pa ...

, an area in the Eastern Region of south

. Nkawkaw has a 2013

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

Kwahu Kwahu refers to an area and group of people that live in Ghana, part of the Twi-speaking Akan group. The region has been dubbed Asaase Aban, or the Natural Fortress, in view of its position as the highest habitable elevation in the country. Kwahu ...

mountains

Geography

Nkawkaw is situated on the

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and former

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between

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') 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, , ...

and

Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...

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

Koforidua Koforidua, also popularly known as K-dua or Kofcity, is a city and the capital of Eastern Region in southern Ghana. Koforidua was founded in 1875 by migrants from Ashanti. It is also called New Juaben. The city has a settlement city proper pop ...

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

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 Eastern Region Division Two League, Ghana, Division Two League. Their home stadium is Nkawkaw ...

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.

Health

* Holy Family Hospital

Climate

Notable people

George Boateng George Antwi Boateng (born 5 September 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is Assistant Coach of the Ghana national team. Born in Ghana, raised in Holland and he represented the Netherlands interna ...

, 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)