Bonwire

Bonwire is a town in , located in the within the . The town is located about 18 km on the Kumasi-Mampong road. According to Akan oral tradition, Kente originates from Bonwire.
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  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of around 310 metres (1,010 feet)
  • Description: kente weaving town in the Ashanti Region

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Juaben and Aboaso.
Town
is a traditional town in the Municipality in the of . is situated 6 km northeast of Bonwire.
Village
is a town in the of , located about 12 miles northeast of . is situated 7 km west of Bonwire.
Noahalorwu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town
is a city in Kumasi located along the Kumasi-Accra highway about 20 km from Kumasi. is situated 9 km south of Bonwire.

Bonwire

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Latitude
6.79334° or 6° 47′ 36″ north
Longitude
-1.47323° or 1° 28′ 24″ west
Open location code
6CRWQGVG+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 443430634
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q4942679

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In Other Languages

From Akan to Twi—“Bonwire” goes by many names.
  • Akan: “Bonwire”
  • Arabic: “بونويري”
  • Dutch: “Bonwire”
  • French: “Bonwire”
  • Irish: “Bonwire”
  • Malay: “Bonwire”
  • Turkish: “Bonwire”
  • Twi: “Bonwire”

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Highlights include Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Bonwire and Seventh Day Adventist Church, Bonwire.

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