City profile · Ghana · Africa
Bawku
Upper East · Ghana
City population
76,459
#28
in Ghana
#2
in Upper East
#7,538
worldwide
11.059, -0.242 · 612 km from Accra
About Bawku
Bawku is a city in Upper East, Ghana with a population of 76,459. It is the 28th largest of the 98 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ghana, and the 7,538th largest worldwide. It lies 612 km from Accra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Upper East
Rank in region
#2of 3
Elevation
228 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Accra
Coordinates
11.059, -0.242
Record updated
2025-04-15
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 98 in GhanaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.