Nkawkaw

Nkawkaw is a town in southern Ghana and is the capital of Kwahu West Municipal, an area in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. Nkawkaw has a 2013 settlement population of 61,785 people. Nkawkaw is also described as a city in a valley as it the gateway to ascend the Kwahu mountains. Hon. Joseph Frempong is the current member of parliament for the Kwahu West who was elected in the 2020 elections.

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Settlement.official_name: Nkawkaw
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Nkawkaw Eastern Region Ghana.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Nkawkaw as seen from hills
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Kwahu West Municipal District logo.jpg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Kwahu West Municipal District logo
Settlement.blank_emblem_link: Kwahu West Municipal District
Settlement.blank_emblem_size: 130px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ghana
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Nkawkaw in Eastern Region, Ghana
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ghana
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kwahu West Municipal
Settlement.population_as_of: 2013

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==Geography== Nkawkaw is situated on the road and former railway between Accra and Kumasi, and lies about halfway between these cities. It is also connected by road to Koforidua and Konongo. Nkawkaw is one of the major towns of the Kwahu Mountains. Historically it is not considered as a Kwahu town because it is not on top of the mountain range. According to the 2013 census Nkawkaw has a settlement population of 61,785.