Akim Swedru: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ghana
• Region: Eastern
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 10,000
• Coordinates: 5.8938° N, 1.0164° W
• Time zone: Africa/Accra (UTC+00:00)
• Currency: Cedi (GHS)
• Distance to the capital, Accra: 98 km (61 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kotoka International Airport (ACC): 99 km (62 mi), straight line
• Prempeh I International Airport (KMS): 111 km (69 mi), straight line
• Takoradi Airport (TKD): 139 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Akim Oda: 5.0 km (3.1 mi)
• Wurakese: 27 km (17 mi)
• Akwatia: 28 km (17 mi)
• Kade: 30 km (19 mi)
• Wuriyiye: 33 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Twifu Praso, 67 km (41 mi)