Nkonya Ahenkro

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Nkonya Ahenkro [1]
District Capital
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Nkonya Ahenkro [4]
Location of Nkonya Ahenkro
Coordinates: 07°06′59″N00°19′27″E / 7.11639°N 0.32417°E / 7.11639; 0.32417
Country Ghana
Region Oti Region
District Biakoye District
Elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
80,813 [5]
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) GMT

Nkonya Ahenkro is a small town and is the capital of Biakoye district, a district in the Oti Region of Ghana. [6] This name could be derived from African Brazilian or Haitian Brazilian due to slavery.

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Geography

Location

Nkonya Ahenkro is bounded to the east by the village of Hohoe and to the south by the village of Dafor. It has ten subdivided towns that begin with Asakyiri when entering the town from Kpando, then Ahondzo, Akloba, Owulibito, Ntsumru, kedjebi, Ntumda, Tayi, Tepo then finally Wurupong. The language spoken is [Nkonya] with farming and hunting as their main occupation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "One District One Factory (1D1F)".
  2. "One District One Factory (1D1F)".
  3. "One District One Factory (1D1F)".
  4. ↑ "One District One Factory (1D1F)".
  5. ↑ "Ghana Statistical Services".
  6. ↑ "Region - Biakoye District". GhanaDistricts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-07-15.


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