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Dunkwa-on-Offin

Western Africa

Dunkwa-on-Offin, often called simply Dunkwa, is a town in the Central Region of southern Ghana and the capital of the Upper Denkyira East Municipal District. It stands along the Offin River, on low-lying ground of loose quaternary sands that rises to about 117 metres above sea level, and the town is drained by the Offin and a number of other rivers and small streams, among them the Gyimi River. Its settlement population was 33,379 in 2013. The local Dunkwah-On-Offin Lodge No. 89 is an Orange Lodge of the Orange Order, governed by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ghana, and it works on developing the town's young people and promoting Christianity and the history of the Orange Order.

Facts
Population
33,379 1
Elevation (m)
123 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 4
Sources
1. Dunkwa-on-Offin (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, population
    2013 settlement population of 33,379 people
  • Part Of: Ghana, Lead, location
    in the Central Region of south Ghana
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 5.9667,-1.7833
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 5.9667,-1.7833, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, otherwise lowland)
Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 5.9667,-1.7833, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, otherwise lowland)
"elevation": 123.0
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Ghana
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography.Climate.text
Quote, Geography.Climate.text
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA tz database, backward file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseLink line for Africa/Accra
Quote, Link line for Africa/Accra
Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Accra
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Ghana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Africa, Lead
Quote, On Continent: Africa, Lead
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.
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