Bekwai
Bɛkwae (Bekwai)
= Bɛkwae | |
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Location of Bekwai in Ashanti, Central Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 6°27′13″N 1°35′02″W / 6.45361°N 1.58389°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Ashanti |
| District | Bekwai Municipal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Municipal mayor | Hon. Kwaku Kyei Baffour |
| Elevation | 788—984 ft (240—300 m) |
| Population (2013): 4, 31 | |
• Total | 7,267 |
| • Ethnicities | |
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| Ranked 79th in Ghana | |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| Postcode district | AB |
| Area code | 032 24 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | bma.gov.gh |
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Bɛkwae (Bekwai) (/bækˈwaɪ/ ⓘ) is a town and the capital of the Bekwai Municipal, a municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Bekwai is the seventy-ninth most populous settlement in Ghana, with a population of 7,267 people as of 2013. Bekwai and Bekwai Municipal are south of Kumasi and north of Obuasi. As of 2021, the mayor of the municipal is Hon. Kwaku Kyei Baffour.