Nkawie

Nkawie
District Capital
Nkawie

Location in Ghana

Coordinates: 6°40′N 1°49′W / 6.667°N 1.817°W / 6.667; -1.817
Country Ghana
Region Ashanti Region
District Atwima Nwabiagya District
Elevation 318 ft (97 m)

Nkawie is a small town and is the capital of Atwima Nwabiagya district, a district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] Nkawie is bounded by two other towns - Toase and Nkawie Panin. It is home to prosperous business men in Ghana. There is a government hospital, a fire service station, a secondary technical institution and other government institutions like the courts, education offices, health insurance office, etc. Nkawie is the home town of former Ghanaian president John Kufuor.[1]

References

The queen mother of Nkawie, Nana Adwoa Kyem II


Coordinates: 6°40′N 1°49′W / 6.667°N 1.817°W / 6.667; -1.817

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