Bechem

Bechem
Town and District Capital
Bechem Location of Bechem in Brong-Ahafo
Coordinates: 7°05′N 2°01′W / 7.083°N 2.017°W / 7.083; -2.017
Country	Ghana
Region	Brong-Ahafo
District	Tano South District
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population (2013)^[1]
• Total	17,677
• Demonym	Bechemer
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT (UTC)

Bechem is a small town and is the capital of Tano South district of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana, and Bechem is the district capital for the Tano South Constituency.^[2] Bechem is located close to the capital town of Brong-Ahafo, Sunyani. The town is known for the Bechem Presbyterian Secondary School.^[3]^[4] The school is a second cycle institution.^[5] The town has one of the best teacher training colleges in the country known as St. Joseph college (JOSCO).

References

↑ "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
↑ Brong Ahafo » Tano South. ghanadistricts.com.
↑ "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
↑ "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
↑ "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

Cities and towns of Ghana by population

2,000,000+	Kumasi (Ashanti) Accra (Greater Accra)

1,000,000+	Sekondi-Takoradi (Western) Tamale (Northern)

800,000+	Sunyani (Brong-Ahafo) Cape Coast (Central) Obuasi (Ashanti) Koforidua (Eastern)

100,000+	Tema (Greater Accra) Techiman (Brong-Ahafo) Ashiaman (Greater Accra) Teshie (Greater Accra) Madina (Greater Accra) Wa (Upper West)

80,000+	Ho (Volta) Nungua (Greater Accra) Lashibi (Greater Accra) Dome (Greater Accra) Gbawe (Greater Accra) Kasoa (Central)

60,000+	Ejura (Ashanti) Taifa (Greater Accra) Bawku (Upper East) Aflao (Volta) Agona Swedru (Central) Bolgatanga (Upper East) Tafo (Ashanti) Berekum (Brong-Ahafo) Nkawkaw (Eastern) Akim Oda (Eastern) Winneba (Central)

40,000+	Hohoe (Volta) Yendi (Northern) Suhum (Eastern) Kintampo (Brong-Ahafo) Adenta East (Greater Accra) Nsawam (Eastern) Mampong (Ashanti) Konongo (Ashanti)

20,000+	Asamankese (Eastern) Wenchi (Brong-Ahafo) Savelugu (Northern) Agogo (Ashanti) Anloga (Volta) Prestea (Western) Effiakuma (Western) Tarkwa (Western) Elmina (Central) Dunkwa-on-Offin (Central) Begoro (Eastern) Kpandu (Volta) Navrongo (Upper East) Axim (Western) Apam (Central) Salaga (Northern) Saltpond (Central) Akwatia (Eastern) Shama (Western) Keta (Volta) Nyakrom (Central) Bibiani (Western) Somanya (Eastern) Assin Foso (Central)

5,000+	Aburi (Eastern) Mumford (Central) Bechem (Brong-Ahafo) Duayaw Nkwanta (Brong-Ahafo) Kade (Eastern) Anomabu (Central) Akropong (Eastern) Kete Krachi (Volta) Kibi (Eastern) Kpandae (Northern) Mpraeso (Eastern) Akim Swedru (Eastern) Aboso (Western) Bekwai (Ashanti)

Regional capitals in bold Kumasi Accra Sekondi-Takoradi Tamale Sunyani Cape Coast Koforidua Wa Ho Bolgatanga Administrative Divisions of Ghana Regions of Ghana Districts of Ghana Parliament Constituencies of Ghana Settlements in Ghana

District capitals in Ghana

Ashanti Region	Agona Ashanti Akomadan Asiwa Bekwai Effiduase Ejisu Ejura Ofoase-Kokoben Fomena Jacobu Juaso Kodie Konongo-Odumase Kumasi Kumawu Kuntanase Mampong Mamponteng Mankranso Manso Nkwanta New Edubiase Nkawie Nsuta Nyinahin Obuasi Offinso New Town Tepa

Brong-Ahafo Region	Atebubu Bechem Berekum Busunya Dormaa Ahenkro Drobo Duayaw Nkwanta Goaso Jema Kenyasi Kintampo Kukuom Kwame Danso Nkoranza Nsawkaw Odumase Sampa Sunyani Techiman Wamfie Wenchi Yeji

Central Region	Abura-Dunkwa Afransi Agona Swedru Ajumako Apam Assin Foso Awutu Breku Breman Asikuma Cape Coast Diaso Dunkwa-on-Offin Elmina Nsaba Nsuaem Kyekyewere Saltpond Twifo Praso Winneba

Eastern Region	Abetifi Adeiso Akim Oda Akim Swedru Akropong Asamankese Asesewa Atimpoku Begoro Donkorkrom Kade Kibi Koforidua Kwabeng Mpraeso New Abirem Nkawkaw Nsawam Ofoase Odumase Krobo Somanya Suhum

Greater Accra Region	Abokobi Accra Ada Foah Adenta East Amasaman Ashiaman Dodowa Tema Teshie-Nungua Weija

Northern Region	Bimbilla Bole Buipe Bunkpurugu Chereponi Damongo Gambaga Gushegu Karaga Kpandae Saboba Salaga Savelugu Sawla Tamale Tolon Walewale Wulensi Yendi Zabzugu

Upper East Region	Bawku Bolgatanga Bongo Garu Navrongo Paga Sandema Tongo Zebilla

Upper West Region	Funsi Gwollu Jirapa Lambussie Lawra Nadowli Tumu Wa Wechiau

Volta Region	Adidome Agortime-Kpetoe Akatsi Dambai Denu Dzodze Nkonya Ahenkro Ho Hohoe Jasikan Nkwanta Kadjebi Keta Kete Krachi Kpandu Kpassa Kpeve Sogakope

Western Region	Aboso Agona Nkwanta Asankragua Axim Bibiani Bogoso Daboase Ellembelle Enchi Essam Half Assini Juaboso Sefwi Akontombra Wiawso Sekondi Shama Takoradi Tarkwa Wassa-Akropong

Regional capitals in bold Regions of Ghana Districts of Ghana List of Settlements in Ghana

Coordinates: 7°05′N 2°01′W / 7.083°N 2.017°W / 7.083; -2.017