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Bɛkwae (Bekwai) () is a town and the capital of the Bekwai Municipal, a municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Bekwai is the seventy-ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 7,267 people as of 2013. Bekwai and Bekwai Municipal are south of Kumasi and north of Obuasi. As of 2021, the mayor of the municipal is Hon. Kwaku Kyei Baffour.

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Place details

Locality
Bekwai
Region
Ashanti Region
Country
Ghana
Population
32,082
Timezone
Africa/Accra

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Bɛkwae (Bekwai)
Settlement.native_name
= Bɛkwae
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ashanti#Ghana
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Bekwai in Ashanti, Central Ghana
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bekwai Municipal
Settlement.government_type
Mayor–council
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Hon. Kwaku Kyei Baffour
Settlement.unit_pref
metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2013
Settlement.population_note
Ranked 79th in Ghana
Settlement.population_total
7,267
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Municipal area
  • Topography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Administration
  • Economy
  • Telecommunication
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Train station
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Bɛkwae (Bekwai) () is a town and the capital of the Bekwai Municipal, a municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Bekwai is the seventy-ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 7,267 people as of 2013. Bekwai and Bekwai Municipal are south of Kumasi and north of Obuasi. As of 2021, the mayor of the municipal is Hon. Kwaku Kyei Baffour.

== Geography == === Municipal area === Bekwai is located in the Bekwai Municipal, which covers a land area of . The district bordered the Bosomtwe District to the north, the Adansi North District towards the south, the Bosome Freho District to the east and the Amansie Central District and Amansie West District towards the west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bekwai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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