Bekwai
| Bekwai | |
|---|---|
| Town & District Capital | |
  Bekwai Location of Bekwai in Ashanti | |
| Coordinates: 06°27′00″N 01°35′00″W / 6.45000°N 1.58333°WCoordinates: 06°27′00″N 01°35′00″W / 6.45000°N 1.58333°W | |
| Country |
 Ghana |
| Region |
 Ashanti |
| District | Bekwai Municipal District |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 5,267[1] |
| Ranked 79th in Ghana | |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC) |
Bekwai is a town and the capital of the Bekwai Municipal District, district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[2] Bekwai is the seventy-ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 5,267 people.[1] Bekwai and the Bekwai Municipal District are south of the Ashanti regional capital of Kumasi, north of Obuasi.
Telecommunication
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
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.
Train station
In Bekwai there is a train station.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
- ↑ Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region. touringghana.com.
External links
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