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Agona Swedru Swedru
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Agona SwedruLocation 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
Region	Central Region
District	Agona West Municipal District
Elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Population
• Total	68,216
Time zone	GMT
• 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. Agona Swedru has a 2010 settlement population of about 55,239 people. 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

See also

• Agona West Municipal District
• Central Region

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.

External links

• Agona West Municipal District website

v t e Districts and Capitals of the Central Region of Ghana
Metropolitan (1)	Cape Coast Metropolitan (Capital: Cape Coast)
Municipal (7)	Agona West Municipal (Capital: Agona Swedru) Assin Central Municipal (Capital: Assin Fosu) Awutu Senya East Municipal (Capital: Kasoa) Effutu Municipal (Capital: Winneba) Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal (Capital: Elmina) Mfantsiman Municipal (Capital: Saltpond) Upper Denkyira East Municipal (Capital: Dunkwa-on-Offin)
Ordinary (14)	Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese (Capital: Abura-Dunkwa) Agona East (Capital: Nsaba) Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam (Capital: Ajumako) Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa (Capital: Breman Asikuma) Assin North (Capital: Assin Bereku) Assin South (Capital: Nsuaem Kyekyewere) Awutu Senya West (Capital: Awutu Breku) Ekumfi (Capital: Essarkyir) Gomoa Central (Capital: Gomoa Afransi) Gomoa East (Capital: Potsin) Gomoa West (Capital: Apam) Twifo-Atti Morkwa (Capital: Twifo Praso) Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira (Capital: Twifo Hemang) Upper Denkyira West (Capital: Diaso)

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

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