Bekwai

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

Bekwai is a town and the capital of the , 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

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.

External links[]

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