Nsawam is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District, a district in the country's Eastern Region.[2] The town's main ethnic group is Akan, followed by Ga and then Ewe.[3] Nsawam is controlled by Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District (ASMD). As of 2013, Nsawam has a population of 44,522.[1] Nsawam is situated on the main railway between Accra and Kumasi and the highway to Kumasi.[3] The Densu River, which acts as a border between Nsawam and Adoagyiri, is the main source of water for both domestic and industrial purposes for people in Nsawam and its environs.
Name
There are two other places in Ghana with the same name.[3]
Security Prison
Nsawam is the location of Nsawam Medium Security Prison.[3]
Education
Secondary education
Nsawam has two major secondary schools – St. Martins Secondary School and Nsawam Secondary School. Nsawam has several prominent junior high schools, Prince Boateng Memorial School, Nana Osae Djan and Perseverance school complex debatably being the most prominent among others such as Rev. Father Wieggers Roman Catholic school, Presby kindergarten, Primary & JHS. Ignis School, Anglican A & B Basic school, Jerisam International School, Nsawam Methodist Basic School, Royal Stars International School, Good foundation international school and Nsawam SDA JHS
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Higher education
Also situated in Nsawam are other schools, including Prince Boateng Memorial school, which runs from the nursery to senior high school and a vocational institute, in addition to BOPA College of Arts and Sciences, a private vocational school for young women where they learn sewing, catering and designing of clothing. In Nsawam there is also a Business Complex School dedicated to the grooming of Secretaries and entry-level business students. This school, Millennium Kings Academy, located on the Court Street, Nsawam, was established almost 30 years ago.[3]
The town of Nsawam is the most preferred hotspot for health care in the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal as it houses the Nsawam Government Hospital, not far from the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, New Life Hospital, Notre Dame Clinic all in Adoagyiri, and over five other recognised health centres[3]
Transport
Train and road
Nsawam is served indirectly by a railway station on the Ghana national railway network, which serves as a link between Accra and Kumasi. Over the last decade, however, the coaches run on the Accra–Nsawam route as the only relic from the glorious days of rail transport.[3]
Nsawam serves as the major business centre for most farming communities such as Pakro, Fotobi, Asiaw-Krom, Dobro, Nkyenekyene, Ahodjo, among others.[citation needed]
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