{{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Dunkwa-on-Offin | native_name = Dunkwa | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Dunkwa-on-Offin in Central region, South Ghana | pushpin_map = Ghana | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|5.9667|-1.7833|region:GH|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Ghana | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}} Central Region | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Upper Denkyira East Municipal District | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 117 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 33,379<ref name="World Gazetteer">{{cite web |url=http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155500/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |title=World Gazetteer online |publisher=World-gazetteer.com }}</ref> | population_as_of = 2013 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = | timezone = GMT | timezone_DST = GMT | utc_offset_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }} '''Dunkwa-On-Offin''' or simply '''Dunkwa''', is a town and the capital of the Upper Denkyira East Municipal District, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana.<ref>[http://upperdenkyiraeast.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=dnf&_=60&r=3&rlv=towns Upper Denkyira East Municipal district]</ref> Dunkwa-On-Offin has a 2013 settlement population of 33,379 people.<ref name="World Gazetteer"/>
==Geography==
===Topography=== Dunkwa-On-Offin town is located along the Offin River. Dunkwa-On-Offin is low-lying with loose quaternary sands and the town rises up to 117 metres above sea level.<ref name="Denkyira East Municipal district: Topography"/> The town is drained by a number of rivers and streams, including the Offin River and other small steams.<ref name="Denkyira East Municipal district: Topography">[http://upperdenkyiraeast.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=dnf&_=60&r=3&rlv=topology Upper Denkyira East Municipal district: Topography & Drainage]</ref>
== Culture == The Dunkwah-On-Offin Lodge No. 89 is an Orange Lodge within the Orange Order. They are governed by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ghana. They focus on developing the town's youth, promoting Christianity and history of the Orange Order.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Orange Order in Africa – History Ireland |url=https://historyireland.com/the-orange-order-in-africa/ |access-date=2026-01-07 |website=historyireland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-08-30 |title=Orange Order on the equator: Keeping the faith in Ghana |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-34088527 |access-date=2026-01-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==See also== * Denkyira * Gyimi River
==References== {{Reflist}}
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