Agona_Nkwanta

Agona Nkwanta

Agona Nkwanta

District Capital in Western Region, Ghana


Agona Nkwanta is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Ahanta West District. Agona, also known as Agona Junction or just Agona, is 7 km inland and en route between Takoradi and Tarkwa, with a branch road off to Dixcove (and Achowa, Akwidaa) and Busua. According to the Ghana Statistical Service's 2010 Population and Housing Census, the population of Agona Nkwanta was 14,104.[1]

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The only Senior High school in Agona is Baidoo Bonsoe Senior High Technical School. Agona is one of the fasted growing towns in the Western Region according to studies [citation needed].

Language spoken is Ahanta with many non-Ahanta speakers talking Fante or a mixture or the two, known locally as Fant-Ahanta.


References

  1. "District Analytical Report - Ahanta West" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.



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