Nkwatia Kwahu

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Nkwatia Kwahu
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Nkwatia Kwahu
Location of Nkwatia Kwahu in Eastern Region
Coordinates: 6°38′N0°44′W / 6.633°N 0.733°W / 6.633; -0.733
CountryGhana
Region Eastern Region
District Kwahu East District
Elevation
1,614 ft (492 m)
Time zone GMT
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Nkwatia Kwahu is a town in the Kwahu East district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. Nkwatia comes from the etymology nkwae + tia in the Kwahu Akan language. Nkwae means forests, and tia means short. [1] It is also the home of St. Peter's Boys Secondary School and also Nkwatia Presbyterian Secondary School. [2] [3]

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Education

Nkwatia Kwahu is known for the Nkwatia Secondary School and St. Peter's Secondary School and Nkwatia Presby Secondary school (Nkwasco) [4] [5] The school is a second cycle institution. [6] It is the largest town in the Kwahu East District.

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References

  1. "MORPHOSYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF PLACENAMES IN KWAHU" (PDF). 25 April 2025.
  2. "Kwahu East District". 2 November 2022.
  3. "Home". ghanahighschools.com.
  4. "Educational Institutions". Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. "References » Schools/Colleges" . Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. "Nkwatia Presby Senior High School" . Retrieved 24 April 2025.

6°38′N0°44′W / 6.633°N 0.733°W / 6.633; -0.733