Dunkwa-on-Offin

Dunkwa-on-Offin
—  Town  —
Dunkwa-on-Offin Location of Dunkwa in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°58′00″N 1°47′00″W / 5.9667°N 1.7833°W / 5.9667; -1.7833Coordinates: 5°58′00″N 1°47′00″W / 5.9667°N 1.7833°W / 5.9667; -1.7833
Country	Ghana
Region	Central Region
District	Upper Denkyira East Municipal District
Elevation	117 m (384 ft)
Population (2000)
- Total	26,275
Time zone	GMT

Dunkwa On Offin is the capital of the Upper Denkyira East Municipal District in the Central Region of Ghana. The town has about 26,275 inhabitants as at the end of the 2000 census.^[1]

The town is located on the Offin River.

The main ethnic composition is the Denkyira who are Akan people.^[2] The town is ruled by Denkyirahene. The current Denkyirahene was installed in 1955. He is Odeefuo Boa Amponsem III.^[2]

See also

• Denkyira

References

1. ^ "Central Region - Upper Denkyira East Municipal:Demographic Characteristics". GhanaDistricts.com. http://www.ghanadistricts.com/districts/?r=3&_=60&sa=3832. Retrieved 2010-08-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Ghana Traditional polities". Ben Cahoon. http://worldstatesmen.org/Ghana_native.html. Retrieved 2010-08-24.