Bonwire
Bonwire is a town in Ghana, located in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal district within the Ashanti Region. The town is located about 18 km on the Kumasi-Mampong road. According to Akan oral tradition, Kente originates from Bonwire.Photo: Sadads, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Amuzujoe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Juaben and Aboaso.
Juaben
Town
Juaben is a traditional town in the Juaben Municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Juaben is situated 6 km northeast of Bonwire.
Aboaso
Village
Aboaso is a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, located about 12 miles northeast of Kumasi. The town is known for its rich cultural diversity. Aboaso is known for the Gyaama Pensan Secondary Technical School. Aboaso is situated 7 km west of Bonwire.
Ejisu
Town
Photo: Noahalorwu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ejisu is a city in Kumasi located along the Kumasi-Accra highway about 20 km from Kumasi. It is the capital of Ejisu Municipal Assembly, a municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. Ejisu is situated 9 km south of Bonwire.
Bonwire
- Type: Village
- Description: kente weaving town in the Ashanti Region
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District, Ashanti Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.79334° or 6° 47′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.47323° or 1° 28′ 24″ westOpen location code
6CRWQGVG+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 443430634OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q4942679
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Twi—“Bonwire” goes by many names.
- Akan: “Bonwire”
- Arabic: “بونويري”
- Dutch: “Bonwire”
- Irish: “Bonwire”
- Turkish: “Bonwire”
- Twi: “Bonwire”
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