Dunkwa-on-Offin | |
Native Name: | Dunkwa |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 5.9667°N -1.7833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Upper Denkyira East Municipal District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 117 |
Population Total: | 33,379[1] |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Timezone Dst: | GMT |
Dunkwa-On-Offin or simply Dunkwa, is a town and the capital of the Upper Denkyira East Municipal District, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana.[2] Dunkwa-On-Offin has a 2013 settlement population of 33,379 people.[1]
Dunkwa-On-Offin town is located along the Offin River. Dunkwa-On-Offin is low-lying with loose quaternary sands and the town rises up to 117 metres above sea level. The town is drained by a number of rivers and streams, including the Offin River and other small steams.[3]