Nsawkaw

Nsawkaw is a town and the capital of of the Bono region of Ghana. The hometown of the native people of Nsoko was Hani Begho. It has a population of about 6,000.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: town and District Capital in Bono Region, Ghana
  • Also known as: “en suo kao”, “Nsoko”, and “nsoukau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tain District.

Government office
is one of the twelve districts in , . Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wenchi District on 10 March 1989; until the western part of the district was split off to create on 12 November 2003; thus the remaining part has been retained as Wenchi District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menji.

Town
is a town located in the of . is situated 9 km northwest of Nsawkaw.

Nsawkaw

Latitude
7.87587° or 7° 52′ 33″ north
Longitude
-2.31357° or 2° 18′ 49″ west
Elevation
271 metres (889 feet)
Open location code
6CVVVMGP+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 434463476
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2297140
Wiki­data ID
Q7067551
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yoruba—“Nsawkaw” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “恩索考”
  • Dutch: “Nsawkaw”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Nsawkaw”
  • Hausa: “Nsawkaw”
  • Irish: “Nsawkaw”
  • Japanese: “ンソウカウ”
  • Swedish: “Nsawkaw”
  • Turkish: “Nsawkaw”
  • Yoruba: “Nsawkaw”

Localities in the Area

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