Gbawe

Gbawe
Town
Neighborhood in New Gbawe
Gbawe Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°34′36″N 0°18′39″W
Country	Ghana
Region	Greater Accra Region
District	Ga South Municipal Assembly
Population  (2012)
• Total	74,403[1]
	Ranked 23rd in Ghana
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

Gbawe is a town in the Greater Accra Region of southeastern Ghana near the capital Accra.^[2][3] Gbawe is the twenty-third largest settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 74,403 people.^[1] Gbawe is located a few kilometres west of Accra in the Ga South Municipal Assembly. At the Ghana census of 26 March 2000, the population was 28,989 inhabitants living in the Town. Projections of 1 January 2007 estimated the population to be 52,910 inhabitants. In the census of 1984, only 837 residents were listed, and in 1970 it was the 608th largest settlement in Ghana. The Town was founded more than 100 years ago. Today the Town has a more rural structure in the large-scale marked suburban development areas.^[1]

See also

• Railway stations in Ghana

References

1. "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
2. Touring Ghana – Greater Accra Region Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. touringghana.com.
3. "2 Salesmen jailed 5 years for stealing GH¢96,000 from company". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

External links

• MSN Map