About Tarkwa
Tarkwa is a city in Western, Ghana with a population of 49,937. It is the 42nd largest of the 98 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ghana, and the 11,453rd largest worldwide. It lies 200 km from Accra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 8
Elevation
86 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Accra
Coordinates
5.304, -1.990
Record updated
2023-12-01
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.