Dunkwa-on-Offin explained

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]

Geography

Topography

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Gazetteer online . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155500/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x . dead . September 30, 2007 . World-gazetteer.com .
  2. http://upperdenkyiraeast.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=dnf&_=60&r=3&rlv=towns Upper Denkyira East Municipal district
  3. http://upperdenkyiraeast.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=dnf&_=60&r=3&rlv=topology Upper Denkyira East Municipal district: Topography & Drainage