Nkawkaw

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Town in Eastern Region of Ghana

title: "Nkawkaw" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-the-eastern-region-(ghana)"] description: "Town in Eastern Region of Ghana" topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-the-eastern-region-ghana" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkawkaw" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Eastern Region of Ghana ::

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FieldValue
official_nameNkawkaw
native_name
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineNkawkaw Eastern Region Ghana.jpg
image_captionNkawkaw as seen from hills
image_blank_emblemKwahu West Municipal District logo.jpg
blank_emblem_typeKwahu West Municipal District logo
blank_emblem_linkKwahu West Municipal District
blank_emblem_size130px
pushpin_mapGhana
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Nkawkaw in Eastern Region, Ghana
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameGhana
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Eastern Region
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Kwahu West Municipal
population_as_of2013
population_total61,785
timezoneGMT
timezone_DSTGMT
coordinates
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Nkawkaw is a town in southern Ghana and is the capital of Kwahu West Municipal, an area in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. 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 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 road and former railway between Accra and Kumasi, and lies about halfway between these cities. It is also connected by road to Koforidua and Konongo. Nkawkaw is one of the major towns of the Kwahu Mountains. Historically it is not considered as a Kwahu town because it is not on top of the mountain range. According to the 2013 census Nkawkaw has a settlement population of 61,785.

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Sports

Nkawkaw is the location of football team Okwawu United 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

|location = Nkawkaw |single line = Yesterday |metric first = Yes |Jan high F = 102.2 |Feb high F = 97.9 |Mar high F = 102.2 |Apr high F = 96.8 |May high F = 91.4 |Jun high F = 89.6 |Jul high F = 87.8 |Aug high F =91.4 |Sep high F = 89.6 |Oct high F = 91.4 |Nov high F =102.2 |Dec high F = 92.5 |year high F =102.2 |Jan low F = 63.3 |Feb low F = 54.9 |Mar low F = 55.9 |Apr low F = 49.6 |May low F = 51.4 |Jun low F = 54.5 |Jul low F = 57.7 |Aug low F = 55.9 |Sep low F = 47.8 |Oct low F = 58.3 |Nov low F = 55.0 |Dec low F = 56.8 |year low F = 54.9 |Jan precipitation inch = 0.2 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.1 |Mar precipitation inch = 0.9 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.4 |May precipitation inch = 2.0 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.4 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.8 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.6 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.0 |Oct precipitation inch = 4.2 |Nov precipitation inch = 0.3 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.2 |year precipitation inch = 19.1 |source 1 = Meoweather.com |url =http://www.meoweather.com/history/Ghana/na/6.55/-0.7666667/Nkawkaw.html# |title = Nkawkaw Weather Averages |publisher= Meoweather |year=2013 Retrieved 21 June 2013. |date=June 2013

Notable people

References

References

  1. "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
  2. "3 men sentenced to 60 years imprisonment for defilement - MyJoyOnline.com".
  3. "3 men jailed for defiling 14-year-old girl in Nkawkaw - MyJoyOnline.com".
  4. "Parliament of Ghana".
  5. "Nkawkaw, Ghana Tourist Information".
  6. (2022-04-17). "8 persons injured in accident on Kwahu Atibie-Nkawkaw road".

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