Wenchi

Wenchi
Town
Wenchi Location of Wenchi in Brong Ahafo, Ghana
Coordinates: 7°33′33″N 1°55′45″W / 7.55917°N 1.92917°W / 7.55917; -1.92917
Region	Brong Ahafo
District	Wenchi Municipal
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	39,187^[1]
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT (UTC)

Wenchi is a town and is the capital of Wenchi Municipal of the Brong-Ahafo Region in South Ghana. Wenchi is located at 7.73333 [latitude in decimal degrees], -2.1 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an elevation/altitude of meters. The average elevation of Wenchi is 304 meters.^[2] Wenchi is approximately 30 km north of Techiman and about 50 km east of the Ivory Coast border. Wenchi has a population of 39,187 people in 2013.^[1]

Transport

Wenchi is connected by road to Techiman and Sunyani and its airport, Sunyani Airport.^[3] Wenchi is not serviced by a railway station on the Ghana Railway Corporation, but it has been proposed that a line be extended to Wenchi.

Culture

Wenchi celebrates the annual Apoo in April/May. The climax of the Apoo is the durbar of the king (Omanhene) through Wenchi. In August, the annual yam festival takes place in Wenchi and it marks the end of the first rainy season and harvesting of the yam in the towns of Wenchi and Techiman.^[3]

Sports

The inhabitants of Wenchi are sports fanatics; many residents follow several Wenchi-based sports teams. Current second division team is Wenchiman. The team Unity Sporting Club, a sports academy, is located in Wenchi.

Notable people

Wenchi is the hometown and birthplace of former Ghanaian prime minister Kofi Abrefa Busia, who is buried there.

References

1 2 "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com.
↑ Touring Brong Ahafo
1 2 Warren, Dennis Michael (2001). "African Art - Techiman". Retrieved 2008-06-13.

Wenchi Municipal

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Cities and towns of Ghana by population

2,000,000+	Kumasi (Ashanti) Accra (Greater Accra)

1,000,000+	Sekondi-Takoradi (Western) Tamale (Northern)

800,000+	Sunyani (Brong-Ahafo) Cape Coast (Central) Obuasi (Ashanti) Koforidua (Eastern)

100,000+	Tema (Greater Accra) Techiman (Brong-Ahafo) Ashiaman (Greater Accra) Teshie (Greater Accra) Madina (Greater Accra) Wa (Upper West)

80,000+	Ho (Volta) Nungua (Greater Accra) Lashibi (Greater Accra) Dome (Greater Accra) Gbawe (Greater Accra) Kasoa (Central)

60,000+	Ejura (Ashanti) Taifa (Greater Accra) Bawku (Upper East) Aflao (Volta) Agona Swedru (Central) Bolgatanga (Upper East) Tafo (Ashanti) Berekum (Brong-Ahafo) Nkawkaw (Eastern) Akim Oda (Eastern) Winneba (Central)

40,000+	Hohoe (Volta) Yendi (Northern) Suhum (Eastern) Kintampo (Brong-Ahafo) Adenta East (Greater Accra) Nsawam (Eastern) Mampong (Ashanti) Konongo (Ashanti)

20,000+	Asamankese (Eastern) Wenchi (Brong-Ahafo) Savelugu (Northern) Agogo (Ashanti) Anloga (Volta) Prestea (Western) Effiakuma (Western) Tarkwa (Western) Elmina (Central) Dunkwa-on-Offin (Central) Begoro (Eastern) Kpandu (Volta) Navrongo (Upper East) Axim (Western) Apam (Central) Salaga (Northern) Saltpond (Central) Akwatia (Eastern) Shama (Western) Keta (Volta) Nyakrom (Central) Bibiani (Western) Somanya (Eastern) Assin Foso (Central)

5,000+	Aburi (Eastern) Mumford (Central) Bechem (Brong-Ahafo) Duayaw Nkwanta (Brong-Ahafo) Kade (Eastern) Anomabu (Central) Akropong (Eastern) Kete Krachi (Volta) Kibi (Eastern) Kpandae (Northern) Mpraeso (Eastern) Akim Swedru (Eastern) Aboso (Western) Bekwai (Ashanti)

Regional capitals in bold Kumasi Accra Sekondi-Takoradi Tamale Sunyani Cape Coast Koforidua Wa Ho Bolgatanga Administrative Divisions of Ghana Regions of Ghana Districts of Ghana Parliament Constituencies of Ghana Settlements in Ghana

District capitals in Ghana

Ashanti Region	Agona Ashanti Akomadan Asiwa Bekwai Effiduase Ejisu Ejura Ofoase-Kokoben Fomena Jacobu Juaso Kodie Konongo-Odumase Kumasi Kumawu Kuntanase Mampong Mamponteng Mankranso Manso Nkwanta New Edubiase Nkawie Nsuta Nyinahin Obuasi Offinso New Town Tepa

Brong-Ahafo Region	Atebubu Bechem Berekum Busunya Dormaa Ahenkro Drobo Duayaw Nkwanta Goaso Jema Kenyasi Kintampo Kukuom Kwame Danso Nkoranza Nsawkaw Odumase Sampa Sunyani Techiman Wamfie Wenchi Yeji

Central Region	Abura-Dunkwa Afransi Agona Swedru Ajumako Apam Assin Foso Awutu Breku Breman Asikuma Cape Coast Diaso Dunkwa-on-Offin Elmina Nsaba Nsuaem Kyekyewere Saltpond Twifo Praso Winneba

Eastern Region	Abetifi Adeiso Akim Oda Akim Swedru Akropong Asamankese Asesewa Atimpoku Begoro Donkorkrom Kade Kibi Koforidua Kwabeng Mpraeso New Abirem Nkawkaw Nsawam Ofoase Odumase Krobo Somanya Suhum

Greater Accra Region	Abokobi Accra Ada Foah Adenta East Amasaman Ashiaman Dodowa Tema Teshie-Nungua Weija

Northern Region	Bimbilla Bole Buipe Bunkpurugu Chereponi Damongo Gambaga Gushegu Karaga Kpandae Saboba Salaga Savelugu Sawla Tamale Tolon Walewale Wulensi Yendi Zabzugu

Upper East Region	Bawku Bolgatanga Bongo Garu Navrongo Paga Sandema Tongo Zebilla

Upper West Region	Funsi Gwollu Jirapa Lambussie Lawra Nadowli Tumu Wa Wechiau

Volta Region	Adidome Agortime-Kpetoe Akatsi Dambai Denu Dzodze Nkonya Ahenkro Ho Hohoe Jasikan Nkwanta Kadjebi Keta Kete Krachi Kpandu Kpassa Kpeve Sogakope

Western Region	Aboso Agona Nkwanta Asankragua Axim Bibiani Bogoso Daboase Ellembelle Enchi Essam Half Assini Juaboso Sefwi Akontombra Wiawso Sekondi Shama Takoradi Tarkwa Wassa-Akropong

Regional capitals in bold Regions of Ghana Districts of Ghana List of Settlements in Ghana

Coordinates: 07°34′38″N 01°55′45″W / 7.57722°N 1.92917°W / 7.57722; -1.92917

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