Enchi

Enchi
Enchi is located in Ghana
Enchi
Enchi
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°49′N 2°49′W / 5.817°N 2.817°W / 5.817; -2.817
Country Ghana
RegionWestern North Region
DistrictAowin District

Enchi is a town located in the Western North Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Aowin Municipality. Other major towns in the Municipality includes: Old and New Yakasi, Achimfo, Boinso, Jema, Omanpe, Sewum, Jensue, Yiwabra, Yiwabra Nkwanta, Nyankomam, Kwawu, Abochia, and Jomoro.[1] The largest water body in the Municipality is the Tano river whose tributary, the Desue (Disue),[2] flows through the township of Enchi.[3]

The current leaders include the Paramount chief Nana Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III.[4] The incumbent Municipal Chief Executive is Samuel Adu Gyamfi, while the member of Parliament Oscar Ofori Larbi.

  1. ^ GNA (February 16, 2022). "'Enchi is not a hard-to-reach area as people may think'—Tufohene". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Tano » Water Resources Commission Of Ghana". www.wrc-gh.org. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. ^ "We urge Ghanaians to visit 'beautiful' Enchi – Paramount Chief". Skyy Power FM. Retrieved 2023-04-04.