Nsawam is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District, a district in the country's Eastern Region.[2] The town's main ethnic group is Akan, followed by Ga and then Ewe.[3] Nsawam is controlled by Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District (ASMD). As of 2013, Nsawam has a population of 44,522.[1] Nsawam is situated on the main railway between Accra and Kumasi and the highway to Kumasi.[3] The Densu River, which acts as a border between Nsawam and Adoagyiri, is the main source of water for both domestic and industrial purposes for people in and around Nsawam.
Nsawam | |
|---|---|
  Nsawam Location of Nsawam in Eastern Region, Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 05°48′00″N 00°21′00″W / 5.80000°N 0.35000°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| District | Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 44,522[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Name
editThere are two other places in Ghana with the same name.[3]
Security Prison
editNsawam is the location of Nsawam Medium Security Prison.[3]
Education
editSecondary education
editNsawam has two major secondary schools – St. Martins Secondary School and Nsawam Secondary School. Nsawam has several prominent junior high schools, Prince Boateng Memorial School, Nana Osae Djan and Perseverance school complex debatably being the most prominent among others such as Rev. Father Wieggers Roman Catholic school, Presby kindergarten, Primary & JHS. Ignis School. Anglican A & B Basic school, Jerisam International School, Nsawam Methodist Basic School and Good foundation international school.[3]
Higher education
editAlso situated in Nsawam are other schools, including Prince Boateng Memorial school, which runs from the nursery to senior high school and a vocational institute, in addition to BOPA College of Arts and Sciences, a private vocational school for young women where they learn sewing, catering and designing of clothing. In Nsawam there is also a Business Complex School dedicated to the grooming of Secretaries and entry-level business students. This school, Millennium Kings Academy, located on the Court Street, Nsawam, was established almost 30 years ago.[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Nsawam | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (89) |
31 (87) |
29 (85) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
32 (89) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.6 (0.3) |
25 (1.0) |
25 (1.0) |
100 (4.0) |
150 (6.0) |
150 (6.0) |
76 (3.0) |
25 (1.0) |
76 (3.0) |
76 (3.0) |
25 (1.0) |
5.1 (0.2) |
750 (29.5) |
| Source: Myweather2.com[4] | |||||||||||||
Healthcare
editThe town of Nsawam is the most preferred hotspot for health care in the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal as it houses the Nsawam Government Hospital, not far from the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, New Life Hospital, Notre Dame Clinic all in Adoagyiri, and over five other recognised health centres [3]
Transport
editTrain and road
editNsawam is served indirectly by a railway station on the Ghana national railway network, which serves as a link between Accra and Kumasi. Over the last decade, however, the coaches run on the Accra–Nsawam route as the only relic from the glorious days of rail transport.[3]
Nsawam serves as the major business centre for most farming communities such as Pakro, Fotobi, Asiaw-Krom, Dobro, Nkyenekyene, Ahodjo, among others.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "Bawumia commissions pineapple processing factory at Nsawam under 1D1F". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Akuapim South Municipal. Nsawam Adoagyire Municipal Assembly. Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nsawam Weather Averages". Myweather2. 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.