BAWKU

Upper East · GHANA (GH) · 11.06°N / 0.24°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,303,287

Bawku is a city in Ghana with a population of 76,459. It sits at 11.06/-0.24, runs on Africa/Accra, is 23 km from Bittou.

Population 76,459

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Accra

All facts

fields

Country: Ghana
Subdivision: Upper East
Coords: 11.06°N / 0.24°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 4 · within 50 km

N Bittou Centre-Est 31,210 23.1 km

E Sinkassé Savanes 26,926 28.0 km

E Cinkansé Centre-Est 19,815 28.3 km

W Zabré Centre-Est 21,726 44.7 km

Air access

nearby

XZA

Zabré Airport

Small airport

42.6 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Bawku?: 76,459 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bawku in?: Africa/Accra.
Which country is Bawku in?: Ghana (GH).
Which airport serves Bawku?: Zabré Airport (XZA).
How far is Bawku from Accra?: About 612 km.
Does Bawku have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Ghana?: English.
What currency is used in Ghana?: Ghana Cedi.
How many cities are in Ghana?: 119 on record.
Which admin region is Bawku in?: Upper East.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2303287

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2303287,
    "name": "Bawku",
    "ascii_name": "Bawku",
    "country_code": "GH",
    "population": 76459,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Accra",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 11.05926,
    "longitude": -0.24249
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.4x the population of Bittou.
23 km from Bittou.
Same timezone (Africa/Accra) as 118 other cities in Ghana.