Bekwai
Town & District Capital
Country Ghana
Region Ashanti
DistrictBekwai Municipal
Population
 (2013)
 • Total7,267[1]
 Ranked 79th in Ghana
Time zoneGMT
 • 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

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.

Education

Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School Wesley High Senior Secondary School College Of Accountancy St. John Senior High School, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II International School Bekwai, Victory International School Bekwai, Central International School Bekwai, Jehova Nissi Preparatory and JHS, Milli-Isaac Preparatory Academy Bekwai, Adventist Preparatory School Bekwai Tunsuom, Nana Kodom Educational Complex Senfi.[3]

Train station

In Bekwai there is a train station.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ Touring Ghana - Ashanti Region Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. touringghana.com.
  3. ^ https://www.coursesghana.com/schools/schools-by-location/bekwai. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Cities and towns of Ghana by population
District capitals in Ghana
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