Bekwai
Bekwai | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Ashanti |
| District | Bekwai Municipal |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 7,267[1] |
| Ranked 79th in Ghana | |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Bekwai is a town and the capital of the Bekwai Municipal, a municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[2] Bekwai is the seventy-ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 7,267 people.[1] Bekwai and Bekwai Municipal are south of the Ashanti regional capital of Kumasi, north of Obuasi.
Telecommunication[edit]
There are 37 public payphones from a total of 5,000 telephone lines that are installed throughout the Bekwai Municipal District. Also, a post office has been established.
Healthcare and sanitation[edit]
There is also the state Bekwai Hospital. Bekwai is one of six municipalities in the Bekwai Municipal District in which tap water is generally available.
Education[edit]
Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School wesley High Senior Secondary School College Of Accountancy St. John Senior High School
Train station[edit]
In Bekwai there is a train station.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
- ^ Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. touringghana.com.
External links[edit]
District capitals in Ghana | |
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| Ahafo Region | |
| Ashanti Region |  |
| Bono Region | |
| Bono East Region | |
| Central Region | |
| Eastern Region | |
| Greater Accra Region | |
| North East Region | |
| Northern Region | |
| Oti Region | |
| Savannah Region | |
| Upper East Region | |
| Upper West Region | |
| Volta Region | |
| Western Region |  |
| Western North Region | |
