Kingdom of Sefwi
The Kingdom of Sefwi was a historical Akan state located in the western forest zone of what is now Ghana. It emerged in the 17th century as a confederation of migrant groups fleeing political upheaval in Bono, Adansi, Denkyira, and Asante, who settled in lands previously held by the Aowin polity.- Town
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (200 feet)
- Description: Capital of the Western North Region, Ghana
- Also known as“Sefwi Wiawso”“Sehwi Wiawso”“Wiawoso”“Wiawso”“Wiawuso”“Wiosu”
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Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal District
Government office
Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal District is one of the nine districts in Western North Region, Ghana.
Kingdom of Sefwi
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Latitude
6.20529° or 6° 12′ 19″ north
Longitude
-2.48823° or 2° 29′ 18″ west
Open location code
6CRV6G46+4P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Twi—“Kingdom of Sefwi” goes by many names.
Sehwi WiawsoAkan
WiawsoAkan
威亞索Chinese
维奥索Chinese
Sefwi WiawsoDagbani
Sefwi WiawsoDanish
WiawsoDutch
Sefwi WiawsoGhanaian Pidgin English
WiawsoGhanaian Pidgin English
Sefwi WiawsoHausa
WiawsoHausa
WiawsoIrish
ウィアソーJapanese
Sefwi WiawsoMossi
Sehwi WiawsoMossi
WiawosoMossi
WiawsoMossi
WiawusoMossi
WiosuMossi
Sefwi WiawsoNorthern Frisian
WiawsoNorthern Frisian
ویاوسوPersian
ВиавсоRussian
WiawsoSlovenian
WiawsoSwahili
Sefwi WiawsoSwedish
WiawsoTwi
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