Nsawam
Encyclopedia
Nsawam is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana
approximately 40 km northwest from the capital, Accra
. It is controlled by the Akwapim Society.
It is also known as the city of bread basket because the main occupation of the women is to bake bread and sell the bread the whole day to travellers who travel through Nsawam on the main road from Accra
to Kumasi
, and to other destinations. Dora textile group is also situated in Nsawam. It is a private vocational school for young women. They learn sewing, catering and designing of clothing.
and Akans background are especially prominent.
It also has several prominent and great junior high school; debatably Nana Osae Djan and Perseverance Int. Prep. Sch been the most prominent.
and Kumasi
.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
approximately 40 km northwest from the capital, Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
. It is controlled by the Akwapim Society.
It is also known as the city of bread basket because the main occupation of the women is to bake bread and sell the bread the whole day to travellers who travel through Nsawam on the main road from Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
to Kumasi
Kumasi
Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...
, and to other destinations. Dora textile group is also situated in Nsawam. It is a private vocational school for young women. They learn sewing, catering and designing of clothing.
Demographics
The residents include people of all Ghanaian ethnic groups, but those of GaGa people
The Ga-Adangbe are an ethnic group in the West African nation of Ghana. It is part of the Dangme ethnic group. The Ga people are grouped as part of theGa–Dangme ethnolinguistic group. They speak Kwa languages...
and Akans background are especially prominent.
Education
Education: It has two major secondary schools - St. Martins Secondary School (SMARTS) and Nsawam Secondary School (NSASCO).It also has several prominent and great junior high school; debatably Nana Osae Djan and Perseverance Int. Prep. Sch been the most prominent.
Transport
Nsawam is served indirectly by a railway station on the national railway network, which serves as a link between AccraAccra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
and Kumasi
Kumasi
Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...
.