Official Name: | Awaso |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ghana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western North Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | GMT |
Timezone Dst: | GMT |
Coordinates: | 6.2333°N -2.2667°W |
Awaso is a village near the district capital Bibiani of Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal district, a district in the Western North Region of Ghana.[1] Awaso has a bauxite mine operated by the Ghana Bauxite Company.[1] The mine is served by a rail branch line on the western Ghana rail system, however in 2007, much of the ore goes by road.[1]