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Agona Swedru

Agona Swedru
Swedru
Town
Official logo of Agona Swedru
Seal
Agona Swedru is located in Ghana
Agona Swedru
Agona Swedru
Location of Agona Swedru in Central region, South Ghana
Coordinates: 5°31′50″N 0°42′10″W / 5.53056°N 0.70278°W / 5.53056; -0.70278
Country Ghana
RegionCentral Region
DistrictAgona West Municipal District
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
68,216[1]
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Agona Swedru is a town and the capital of Agona West Municipal District, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana.[2][3] Agona Swedru has a 2010 settlement population of about 55,239 people.[4][5] Akwambo is the main festival celebrated by the people of Agona Swedru and it is celebrated in the month of August. Agona Swedru is popularly known for the planting trading of plantain. The name `Swedru` was originated from the planting of plantain within the town.

There are two public senior high schools located in the Agona Swedru, namely; Swedru Senior High and Swedru School of Business.

Economy

  1. Farming
  2. Trading
For Akim Swedru in the Eastern Region of South Ghana, see Akim Swedru.

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
  2. ^ Agona West Municipal district
  3. ^ "Central Region » Agona West Municipal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  4. ^ Oviedo de Valeria, Jenny (1994-08-02). "chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://www.revista-educacion-matematica.org.mx/descargas/vol6/vol6-2/vol6-2-5.pdf". Educación matemática. 6 (2): 73–86. doi:10.24844/em0602.06. ISSN 2448-8089.
  5. ^ "Demographic Characteristics | Agona West Municipal Assembly". www.awma.gov.gh. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

5°31′50″N 0°42′10″W / 5.53056°N 0.70278°W / 5.53056; -0.70278


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