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Abura-Dunkwa
Abura-Dunkwa is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district.
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Accra
Accra ( or ) is the capital and largest city in Ghana with the population of the city proper estimated at 1,963,264 as of 2009. Accra also doubles as the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District with which it is coterminous. Accra is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area and includes eight districts - Accra Metropolitan, Tema Metropolitan, Ga East Municipal, Ga West Municipal, Ga South Municipal, Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal, Ashaiman Municipal and Adenta Municipal. It is home to about 4 million people, making it the largest metropolitan conglomeration in the country by population. As a primate city, Accra is the administrative, communications, and economic centre of the country.
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Ada Foah
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Agona Swedru
Agona Swedru is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of the Agona West Municipal district in the Central Region. The district has a population of about 160,000 people.
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Agortime-Kpetoe
Agortime-Kpetoe also known as Kpetoe is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Adaklu-Anyigbe District. It is about 23 kilometres south east of Ho, the regional capital.
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Ajumako
Ajumako is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam district.
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Akatsi
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Akim Oda
Akim Oda or Akyem Oda is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana with a population of about 38,000 people. It is the capital of the Birim Central Municipal district. It lies in hilly country with rain forest vegetation in the Birim River basin.
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Akropong
Akropong is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Akwapim North District.
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Apam
Apam is a coastal town in the Central Region of Ghana, located approximately 45km east of the regional capital of Cape Coast.
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Asamankese
Asmankese is a town situated in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It has a population of approximately 34,000 people. It is on the main highway between the two biggest cities of Accra on the coast and Kumasi in the interior. It is the second capital Town of Eastern Region and it is the capital town of West Akim District.
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Ashiaman
Ashiaman is a city in Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. It is the fifth largest city in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 228509.
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Atebubu
Atebubu is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Atebubu district in the Brong Ahafo Region.
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Atimpoku
Atimpoku is a town located along the Volta River in the Eastern Region of Ghana, and the capital of Asuogyaman District.
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Bawku
Bawku is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of the Bawku Municipal District. As of 2005, the town's population is estimated at 71,982 making it the fifteenth largest city in Ghana.
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Begoro
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Bekwai
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Berekum
Berekum is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Berekum District. Fulham F.C. Full-back/Winger John Pantsil was born in Berekum.
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Bibiani
Bibiani is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai district.
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Bole, Ghana
Bole is a town in the Northern Region of Ghana. It is connected by road to the towns of Sawla and Bamboi, and Bouna in the Ivory Coast. Bole is home to a number of refugees from the civil war in the Ivory Coast.
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Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga, colloquially known as Bolga, is the capital of both the Bolgatanga Municipal District and the Upper East Region of Ghana, and has a population of about 72,000. Bolga is the major town between Tamale, 161 km (about 100 miles) to the south, and the border with Burkina Faso.
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Brong-Ahafo Region
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Buipe
Buipe is the district capital of the Central Gonja District in the Northern Region of Ghana, lying just north of Lake Volta.
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Cape Coast
Cape Coast, or Cabo Corso, is the capital of the Central Region of Ghana and is also the capital city of the Fante (Fanti) people, or Mfantsefo. It is situated 165 km west of Accra on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of 82,291 (2000 census). From the 16th century the city has changed hands between the British, the Portuguese, the Swedish, the Danish and the Dutch. The city's Fante name is Oguaa [pronounced in an Anglophone style as "Ee-gwer," with the accent on the second syllable, which rhymes with 'where'].
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Dambai
Dambai is a town in the northern part of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Krachi East District. It is located on the eastern coast of the Volta Lake.
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Dome, Ghana
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Donkorkrom
Donkorkrom is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Afram Plains District.
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Dormaa Ahenkro
Dormaa or better Dormaa Ahenkro is the District capital of Dormaa District, Ghana.
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Dzodze
Dzodze is a town in the south eastern corner of Ghana. It ls the capital of the new Ketu North District in the south of the Volta Region. It is close to the border between Togo and Ghana.
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Ejisu
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Ejura
Ejura is the largest maize producing district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is in the far north of the region, near the Afram River. Ejura is connected by highways with the towns of Mampong, Yeji and Techiman. It is home to the Digya National Park / Kujani Game Reserve.
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Elmina
Elmina, is a town in the Central Region, situated on a south-facing bay on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, about 12 km west of Cape Coast. The first European settlement in West Africa, it now has a population of around 20,000 people.
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Enchi
Enchi is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Aowin-Suaman district. Other main towns in the Aowin-Suaman district include Dadieso, New Yakasi, Achimfo, Boinso, Jema, Omanpe, Sewum, Jensue and Jomoro.
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England
England () is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
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Ghana
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Goaso
Goaso is a city in Ghana. It is the capital of Asunafo North municipal.
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Greater Accra Region
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Ho, Ghana
Ho is a Town in southeast Ghana and is the capital of the Volta Region. It lies between Mount Adaklu and Mount Galenukui(Togo Atakora Range) is home to a museum, a cathedral and a large prison. The language spoken is Ewe and English being the official Language of the country].
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Hohoe
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Juaso
Juaso is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Asante Akim South District.
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Kade, Ghana
Kade is a town in central Ghana. It is the district capital of Kwaebibirem District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The location of an important placer mine, it is located 120km from the capital of Accra.
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Kadjebi
Kadjebi is the capital of the Kadjebi District in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is in the northern part of the Volta Region and not far from the Ghana - Togo international border.
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Karaga, Ghana
Karaga is the capital of the Karaga District. It is located in the north east of the Northern Region of Ghana.
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Kenyasi
Kenyasi is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of the Asutifi District in the Brong Ahafo Region.
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Kete Krachi
Kete Krachi is a city in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Krachi West District. It is in the West of the region, and is adjacent to Lake Volta. Kete Krachi is connected by a ferry to the town of Kwadjokrom, and by road to Bimbila and Dumbai.
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Koforidua
Koforidua is a city in the West African republic of Ghana, about an hour by road from Accra. It is the capital of the Eastern Region of Ghana and has a population of 87,315 (2000 census).
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Konongo-Odumase
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Kpandu
Kpandu is a town in the mountainous Volta Region of Ghana. It is near the north eastern arm of Lake Volta and the Togo border. Kpandu is connected by road through Gbefi to Hohoe, Ho and Dumbai.The Kpando District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. It is one of the oldest administrative districts in the country dating back to the colonial era. Some of the towns located in the district include Vakpo, Wusuta, Kpandu Torkor, Dzigbe, Togorme, Sovie, Anfoega Adame, Anfoega Akukome, Gbefi-Hoeme, Fesi, Gbefi-Tornu, and Dzana. The Kpando District south of Kpando town is inhabited primarily by members of the Ewe Tribe, although a portion of the Kpando town center, known as "Zongo Town", is occupied by Moslem people from northern tribes. The word "Kpando" refers to the large bunches of green plants, with sword-like leaves, which originally occupied the site of Kpando town.
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Kpeve
Kpeve (New Town) is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the South Dayi District. The District Assembly seats here.
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Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Coomassie[http://www.naval-military-press.com/coomassie-and-magdala-the-story-of-two-british-campaigns-in-africa.html]) is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about (by road) northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea. It is popularly known as "The Garden City" or "heart beat" of Ghana because of its many beautiful species of flowers and plants.
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Lawra
Lawra is a town in Upper West Region, north western Ghana. It is known for its musical instrument manufacture, and for the Kobine harvest festival with important dancing and musical events.
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Mampong
Mampong is a town in Ghana. It is found in the Ashanti Region in Ghana, and serves as the administrative capital of Sekyere West District.
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Mankranso
Mankranso is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Ahafo Ano South District.
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Manso Nkwanta
Manso Nkwanta is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Amansie West District.
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Navrongo
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New Edubiase
New Edubiase is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Adansi South District.
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Nkawie
Nkawie is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Atwima District and is bounded by two other towns - Toase and Nkawie Panin. It is home to prosperous business men in Ghana. There is a government hospital, a fire service station, a secondary technical institution and other government institutions like the courts, education offices, health insurance office, etc. Nkawie is the home town of former president John Agyekum Kuffour.
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Nkawkaw
Nkawkaw (meaning "the red, red") is an important town in the Kwahu West District of the Eastern Region of Ghana, with an estimated population in 2010 at 53,520. The town is inhabited by the Obomeng and Atibie ethnic groups.
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Nkoranza
Nkoranza (or Nkoransa) is a town located in the mid-north of Ghana. It is the district capital of the Nkoranza District in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
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Nsawam
Nsawam is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana approximately 40 km from the capital, Accra. It is controlled by the Akwapim Society.
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Nyinahin
Nyinahin is a town in central Ghana.
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Salaga
Salaga is a city in Ghana's Northern Region and the capital of its East Gonja District.
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Sampa, Ghana
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Sawla
Sawla (also known as Felege Neway) is a town in southern Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an altitude of 1395 meters above sea level. It is the larger of two towns in Gofa Zuria woreda.
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Sekondi
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Sekondi-Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi, population 335,000 (2005), comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi, is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. It is Ghana's fourth largest city and an industrial and commercial center. The chief industries are timber, plywood, shipbuilding and railroad repair. It lies on the main railway lines to Accra and Kumasi.
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Shama, Ghana
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Sogakope
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Sunyani
Sunyani is a city in the West African republic of Ghana, and is the capital of the both the Sunyani District and Brong-Ahafo Region.
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Techiman
Techiman is the leading market town in Ghana and is, together with Sunyani, one of the two chief cities of the Brong-Ahafo Region. This city of nearly 80,000 is located at a historical crossroads of trade routes and the Tano River, and serves as capital of the Techiman Municipal District.
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Tema
Tema, population 209,000 (2005), is a city on the Atlantic Ocean coast, east of the capital city of Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, in Ghana, West Africa. Originally a small fishing village, it grew after the construction of a large harbour in 1961 and is now is the nation's largest sea port. It is also home to an oil refinery and is an important centre of manufacturing. It is linked to the capital by railway and a highway. Tema is one of Ghana's two deep seaports; Sekondi Takoradi is the other. Tema is the nearest city to the geographical position of 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude (which lies several hundred miles south in the Bight of Benin).
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Tepa, Ghana
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Teshie
Teshie is a city in Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. Fort Augustaborg, built by the Danes in 1787, is located in Teshie and was occupied by the British from 1850 to 1957. The national Officer Cadet Training School and Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) are also located here.
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Tongo, Ghana
Tongo is a town in north eastern Ghana, in the region of Bolgatanga. It is known for the Tengzug shrine and for its sowing and harvest festivals.
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Upper West Region
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Volta Region
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Wa, Ghana
Wa is the capital of the Upper West Region of Ghana and is the main city of the Wala people. The majority of the inhabitants are Muslim. It is the seat of the Wa-Na, the Paramount Chief of the Wala traditional area. Features of the town include several mosques, the Wa-Na Palace, a museum and a nearby hippopotamus sanctuary. The town serves as a transportation hub for the northwestern part of Ghana, with major roads leading south to Kumasi, north to Hamile and Burkina Faso, and northeast to Tumu and the Upper East Region. There is also a small airport.
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Wenchi
Wenchi,is a town in Ghana located at 7.73333 [latitude in decimal degrees], -2.1 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an elevation/altitude of meters. The average elevation of Wenchi, Ghana is 304 meters. Also located approximately 30 km north of Techiman on the Wa road, and about 50 km east of the Cote d'Ivoire border. The population is fairly evenly divided between Christians and Muslims. Wenchi serves as capital of the Wenchi Municipal District.
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Winneba
Winneba, traditionally known as Simpa,
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Wulensi
Wulensi is the capital of the Nanumba South District in the Northern Region of Ghana. It houses the Nanumba South District Assembly, as well as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) District Office.
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Yeji
Yeji is a city in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is in the north-east of the region, and is adjacent to Lake Volta. Yeji is connected by a ferry to the town of Salaga, and by highway to Ejura and Kwadjokrom.
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Yendi
Yendi is a town in the northeastern quadrant of Ghana in the Dagbon territory. As of 2000, it has a population of 40,336 people. Yendi is the traditional capital of the Dagbon Kingdom with the Ya Na as the Overlord. The people of Dagbon are called Dagombas or Dagbamba. The Dagombas are unique to Ghana.
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York
York () is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence.
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Zebilla
Zebilla is a town in Ghana. It is the district capital of the Bawku West district.
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Sawla
Sawla (also known as Felege Neway) is a town in southern Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an altitude of 1395 meters above sea level. It is the larger of two towns in Gofa Zuria woreda.
http://wn.com/Sawla
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PRESEC Begoro at 40
08 Aug 2012
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President John Atta Mills has inaugurated a two-storey dormitory for the Begoro Presbyterian Senior High School and said the "Better Ghana Agenda" was meant to provide infrastructure for the people of Ghana. He said the government would not relent in its efforts in making sure that the people in the...(size: 2.5Kb)
Peace FM Online
Licensed chemical and pharmacy shops in Begoro and its environs in the Eastern Region have been asked to increase their stock of condoms and contraceptives during this year's Odwira festival in Begoro. The Chairman of the Southern Zone of the Planned Parenthood Association of...(size: 1.8Kb)
Fire gutted six rooms at Begoro
28 Aug 2010
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Fire gutted six rooms at Obusi, a suburb of Akim Begoro on Thursday, leaving the occupants homeless. Madam Sophia Serwaa, a teacher and one of the victims of the disaster told the GNA...(size: 1.2Kb)
Begoro Presby SHS gets Board of Governors
04 Jun 2010
Joy Online
A 14-member Board of Governors for the Begoro Senior High School (SHS), in the Fanteakwa District was inaugurated on Thursday with a challenge to members to improve on discipline on campus. Mrs Rene O. Boakye-Boaten, Eastern Regional Director of Education, reminded members of the board that they...(size: 2.0Kb)
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Vodafone Rescues Begoro Presby Shs
01 Oct 2009
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ADB Props Up 90 Cocoa Farmers in Begoro
15 Feb 2006
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Confusion in Begoro NPP Continues
09 Mar 2004
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A recent visit to Begoro in the Fanteakwa Constituency shows that the confusion over the parliamentary primaries in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) continues to rage on. At the moment, patrons and other loyal members of the party have expressed their disgust and dismay at attempts by the current...(size: 4.0Kb)
| Begoro | |
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| — District Capital — | |
 Begoro
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| Coordinates: 6°23′N 0°23′W / 6.383°N 0.383°W / 6.383; -0.383 | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| District | Fanteakwa District |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 29,040[1] |
| Ranked 53 in Ghana | |
Begoro is the capital of Fanteakwa, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Begoro is about 150km north of Accra, the capital, off the road joining Koforidua and Nkawkaw. It is the fifty-third most populous in Ghana in terms of population, with a population of 29,040 people.[1]
Begoro and Fanteakwa are linked with York, England, via the York Fanteakwa Community Link (YFCL).[2]
Begoro Odwira Festival (Ahwie Festival)
is an occasion for worship of the gods and goddesses of the nation, and for purifying the sacred stools, which are the symbol of togetherness of the people and also, the time to manifest allegiance to hallowed stool occupants. The ceremony marks the peak of a general sense of unity for strength, hard work for prosperity and above all, loyalty and service to the state. [1]
Sister city[link]
Begoro, in partnership with Fanteakwa district, currently has a sister city relationship with:[2]
York, England
External links[link]
- The York Fanteakwa Community Link (YFCL)
- Begoro blog (with pictures)
- Begoro Maid is a project of the Presbyterian Women's Vocational Institute in Begoro
- The Acomb Boys Brigade – part of the York-Ghana link
- Mission 21 - a Swiss organisation supporting activities in Begoro
- GATTAGH – the Ghana Association of Travel and Tourist Agents
- GhanaDistricts.com has lots of information about Ghana generally
- Map of Begoro
- "Presby-A-Primary", the first school in Begoro providing instruction in computer skills
Sources[link]
- Districts of Ghana at statoids.com
- GhanaDistricts.com
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Coordinates: 6°23′N 0°23′W / 6.383°N 0.383°W / 6.383; -0.383
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