Begoro

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Fanteakwa District
Region	Eastern Region
District type	Ordinary
District Chief Executive	Ofoe Caesar
Capital	Begoro
Area	1,066 km²
Population (2002)	85,772
ISO 3166	GH-EP-FA

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.

Begoro and Fanteakwa are linked with York, England, via the York Fanteakwa Community Link (YFCL).

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]

[edit] External links

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 German 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