Ghana
Western North Region
Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal District

Kingdom of Sefwi

The Kingdom of Sefwi was a historical Akan state located in the western forest zone of what is now . 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.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: Capital of the Western North Region, Ghana
  • Also known as: “Sefwi Wiawso”, “Sehwi Wiawso”, “Wiawoso”, “Wiawso”, “Wiawuso”, and “Wiosu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal District.

Government office
is one of the nine districts in , . Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Sefwi-Wiawso District, until the southwest part of the district was split off…

Kingdom of Sefwi

Latitude
6.20529° or 6° 12′ 19″ north
Longitude
-2.48823° or 2° 29′ 18″ west
Elevation
193 metres (633 feet)
Open location code
6CRV6G46+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1821467628
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2294056
Wiki­data ID
Q7998064
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Akan to Twi—“Kingdom of Sefwi” goes by many names.
  • Akan: “Sehwi Wiawso”
  • Akan: “Wiawso”
  • Chinese: “威亞索”
  • Chinese: “维奥索”
  • Dagbani: “Sefwi Wiawso”
  • Danish: “Sefwi Wiawso”
  • Dutch: “Wiawso”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Sefwi Wiawso”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Wiawso”
  • Hausa: “Sefwi Wiawso”
  • Hausa: “Wiawso”
  • Irish: “Wiawso”
  • Japanese: “ウィアソー”
  • Persian: “ویاوسو”
  • Russian: “Виавсо”
  • Slovenian: “Wiawso”
  • Swahili: “Wiawso”
  • Swedish: “Sefwi Wiawso”
  • Twi: “Wiawso”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as New Town and Adienbra New Town.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sefwi Wiawso Post Office and Wiawso College of Education.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kingdom of Sefwi”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.