About Nkawkaw
Nkawkaw is a city in Eastern, Ghana with a population of 47,968. It is the 46th largest of the 98 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ghana, and the 11,867th largest worldwide. It lies 127 km from Accra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 11
Elevation
254 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Accra
Coordinates
6.546, -0.763
Record updated
2025-12-23
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.