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Nsawam
Nsawam
Town
	Akuapim South Municipal District logo
	Nsawam Location of Nsawam in Eastern Region, Ghana
	Coordinates: 05°48′00″N 00°21′00″W / 5.80000°N 0.35000°W
Country	Ghana
Region	Eastern Region
District	Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal
Population (2013)
• Total	44,522
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

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Nsawam is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana.^[2] The main ethnic group is Akan, followed by Ga and then Ewe.^[3] Nsawam is controlled by Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District (ASMD). As of 2013, Nsawam has a settlement population of 44,522 people.^[1] Nsawam is situated on the main railway between Accra and Kumasi and highway to Kumasi.^[3] It has Densu river acting as a border between itself and Adoagyiri. Densu River, is the main source of water for both domestic and industrial purposes for people in and around Nsawam.

Name[edit]

There are two other places in Ghana with the same name.^[3]

Security Prison[edit]

Nsawam is the location of Nsawam Medium Security Prison.^[3]

Education[edit]

Secondary education[edit]

Nsawam has two major secondary schools – St. Martins Secondary School and Nsawam Secondary School. Nsawam has several prominent junior high schools, Prince Boateng Memorial School, Nana Osae Djan and Perseverance school complex debatably being the most prominent among others such as Rev. Father Wieggers Roman Catholic school, Presby kindergarten, Primary & JHS. Ignis School. Anglican A & B Basic school, Jerisam International School, Nsawam Methodist Basic School and Good foundation international school.^[3]

Higher education[edit]

Also situated in Nsawam are other schools, including Prince Boateng Memorial school, which runs from the nursery to senior high school and a vocational institute, in addition to BOPA College of Arts and Sciences, a private vocational school for young women where they learn sewing, catering and designing of clothing. In Nsawam there is also a Business Complex School dedicated to the grooming of Secretaries and entry-level business students. This school, Millennium Kings Academy, located on the Court Street, Nsawam, was established almost 30 years ago.^[3]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Nsawam
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (89)	31 (87)	29 (85)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	30 (86)	32 (89)	31 (88)	32 (90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (76)	24 (76)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.6 (0.3)	25 (1.0)	25 (1.0)	100 (4.0)	150 (6.0)	150 (6.0)	76 (3.0)	25 (1.0)	76 (3.0)	76 (3.0)	25 (1.0)	5.1 (0.2)	750 (29.5)
Source: Myweather2.com^[4]

Healthcare[edit]

The town of Nsawam is the most preferred hotspot for health care in the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal as it houses the Nsawam Government Hospital, not far from the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, New Life Hospital, Notre Dame Clinic all in Adoagyiri, and over five other recognised health centres ^[3]

Transport[edit]

Train and road[edit]

Nsawam is served indirectly by a railway station on the Ghana national railway network, which serves as a link between Accra and Kumasi. Over the last decade, however, the coaches run, on the Accra-Nsawam route as the only relic from the glorious days of rail transport.^[3]

Nsawam serves as the major business center for most farming communities such as Pakro, Fotobi, Asiaw-Krom, Dobro, Nkyenekyene, Ahodjo, etc.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
^ "Bawumia commissions pineapple processing factory at Nsawam under 1D1F". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Akuapim South Municipal Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Nsawam Weather Averages". Myweather2. 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

External links[edit]

Ghana-pedia webpage - Nsawam

05°48′00″N 00°21′00″W / 5.80000°N 0.35000°W / 5.80000; -0.35000

[World_Gazetteer-1] "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.

[2] "Bawumia commissions pineapple processing factory at Nsawam under 1D1F". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-21.

[Akuapim_South_Municipal-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Akuapim South Municipal Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[Myweather2-4] "Nsawam Weather Averages". Myweather2. 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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-'''Nsawam''' is a town in south [[Ghana]] and is the capital of the [[Akuapim South Municipal District]], a [[district]] in the [[Eastern Region, Ghana|Eastern Region]] of south [[Ghana]] and its inhabited by mainly [[Akan]]'s being the major inhabitors, followed by [[Ga]]'s and then [[ewe]]'s  .<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal">[http://akuapemsouth.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=atd&_=66&sa=4774 Akuapim South Municipal]</ref> Nsawam is controlled by [[Akuapim South Municipal District]] (ASMD). As of 2013, Nsawam has a [[Human settlement|settlement]] population of 44,522 people.<ref name="World Gazetteer"/> Nsawam is situated on a main [[Rail transport|railway]] and [[highway]] to [[Kumasi]].<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
+'''Nsawam''' is a town in south [[Ghana]] and is the capital of the [[Nsawam Adoagyire Municipal District|Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District]], a district in the [[Eastern Region, Ghana|Eastern Region]] of south [[Ghana]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=Bawumia commissions pineapple processing factory at Nsawam under 1D1F|url=https://citinewsroom.com/2021/05/bawumia-commissions-pineapple-processing-factory-at-nsawam-under-1d1f/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref> The main ethnic group is [[Akan people|Akan]], followed by [[Ga people|Ga]] and then [[Ewe people|Ewe]].<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal">[http://akuapemsouth.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=atd&_=66&sa=4774 Akuapim South Municipal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414152740/http://akuapemsouth.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=atd&_=66&sa=4774 |date=14 April 2015 }}</ref> Nsawam is controlled by [[Nsawam Adoagyire Municipal District|Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District]] (ASMD). As of 2013, Nsawam has a [[Human settlement|settlement]] population of 44,522 people.<ref name="World Gazetteer"/> Nsawam is situated on the main [[Rail transport|railway]]  between [[Accra]] and [[Kumasi]] and [[highway]] to [[Kumasi]].<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/> It has [[Densu River|Densu river]] acting as a border between itself and [[Adoagyiri]]. [[Densu River]], is the main source of water for both domestic and industrial purposes for people in and around Nsawam.
-It has a major river acting as a border between itself and Adoagyir. [[Densu River]], is the main source of water for both domestic and industrial purposes for people in and around Nsawam.
 ==Name==
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 ==Security Prison==
-Nsawam is the location of Ghana's Security [[Prison]] "Nsawam Medium Security Prison".<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
+Nsawam is the location of Nsawam Medium Security Prison.<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
 == Education ==
 ===Secondary education===
-Nsawam has two major secondary schools - St. Martins Secondary School (SMARTS) and Nsawam Secondary School (NSASCO). Nsawam also has several prominent and great junior high schools; debatably Nana Osae Djan and Perseverance School complex being the most prominent among the others which are Rev. Father wieggers Roman Catholic school, Anglican A & C Basic school, Good foundation international school.<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
+Nsawam has two major secondary schools – St. Martins Secondary School and Nsawam Secondary School. Nsawam has several prominent junior high schools, Prince Boateng Memorial School, Nana Osae Djan and Perseverance school complex debatably being the most prominent among others such as Rev. Father Wieggers Roman Catholic school, Presby kindergarten, Primary & JHS.  Ignis School. Anglican A & B Basic school, Jerisam International School, Nsawam Methodist Basic School and Good foundation international school.<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
 ===Higher education===
-Nsawam has two major secondary schools - St. Martins Secondary School (SMARTS) and Nsawam Secondary School (NSASCO). Other schools like  Prince Boateng Memorial school which runs from the nursery to senior high school and a vocational institute, in addition to BOPA College of Arts and Sciences is also situated in Nsawam. BOPA College of Arts is a private vocational school for young women. They learn sewing, catering and designing of clothing. Nsawam also has several prominent and great junior high school; debatably Nana Osae Djan and Perseverance school complex being the most prominent. In Nsawam there is also a Business Complex School dedicated to the grooming of Secretaries and entry-level business students. This school, Millennium Kings Academy, located on the Court Street, Nsawam, was established almost 30 years ago.<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
+Also situated in Nsawam are other schools, including Prince Boateng Memorial school, which runs from the nursery to senior high school and a vocational institute, in addition to BOPA College of Arts and Sciences, a private vocational school for young women where they learn sewing, catering and designing of clothing. In Nsawam there is also a Business Complex School dedicated to the grooming of Secretaries and entry-level business students. This school, Millennium Kings Academy, located on the Court Street, Nsawam, was established almost 30 years ago.<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
 ==Climate==
-<center>
 {{Weather box
 |location = Nsawam
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 |Nov high F =89
 |Dec high F = 88
-|Year high F = 90
+|year high F = 90
 |Jan low F = 75
 |Feb low F = 75
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 |Nov low F = 73
 |Dec low F = 73
-|Year low F = 73
+|year low F = 73
 |Jan precipitation inch = 0.3
 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.0
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 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.0
 |Dec precipitation inch = 0.2
-|Year precipitation inch = 29.5
+|year precipitation inch = 29.5
 |source 1 = Myweather2.com<ref name=Myweather2>
 {{cite web
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 |date=June 2013
 }}
-</center>
 == Healthcare ==
-The town of Nsawam is the most preferred hotspot for [[health care]] in the [[Akuapim South Municipal District]] as it houses the Nsawam Government Hospital, not far from the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, and over five other recognised [[health centre]]s.<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
+The town of Nsawam is the most preferred hotspot for [[health care]] in the [[Nsawam Adoagyire Municipal District|Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal]] as it houses the Nsawam Government Hospital, not far from the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, New Life Hospital, Notre Dame Clinic all in Adoagyiri, and over five other recognised [[health centre]]s <ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
 == Transport ==
 ===Train and road===
-Nsawam is served indirectly by a railway station on the Ghana national railway network, which serves as a link between [[Accra]] and [[Kumasi]]. Over the last decade however, the [[Coach (bus)|coach]]es run, on the Accra-Nsawam route as the only relic from the glorious days of rail transport.<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
+Nsawam is served indirectly by a railway station on the Ghana national railway network, which serves as a link between [[Accra]] and [[Kumasi]]. Over the last decade, however, the [[Coach (bus)|coach]]es run, on the Accra-Nsawam route as the only relic from the glorious days of rail transport.<ref name="Akuapim South Municipal"/>
-Nsawam serve as the major business center for most farming communities such as Pakro, Fotobi, Asiaw-Krom, Dobro, Nkyenekyene, Ahodjo, etc.{{citation needed|date= April 2014}}
+Nsawam serves as the major business center for most farming communities such as Pakro, Fotobi, Asiaw-Krom, Dobro, Nkyenekyene, Ahodjo, etc.{{citation needed|date= April 2014}}
 == See also ==
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 == External links ==
-* [http://www.ghana-pedia.org/org/index.php?option=com_directory&listing=Nsawam&page=viewListing&lid=255&Itemid=36 Ghana-pedia webpage - Nsawam]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726105907/http://www.ghana-pedia.org/org/index.php?option=com_directory&listing=Nsawam&page=viewListing&lid=255&Itemid=36 Ghana-pedia webpage - Nsawam]
-* [http://maps.msn.com/%28oiid2zemxs3gmsm13i0z1n45%29/map.aspx?lats1=5.8&lons1=-0.35&alts1=1&regn1=2 MSN Map]
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