Ennimir, a King of the Wasa (by Gramberg, Litho. 1861)

The Wassa are Akan people who live predominantly in Ghana.[1][2]

Territory

Wassa territory covers 9,638 km2 (3,721 sq mi), almost the same as Central Region (9,826 km2 (3,794 sq mi)); Western Region as a whole now covers 14,293 km2 (5,519 sq mi).[3]

The prominent towns in Wasa are: Samreaboi, Asankrangwa, Manso-Amenfi, Wassa Akropong, Bawdie, Bogoso, Prestea, Tarkwa, Daboase, Nsuta and Mpohor.[4]

Wassa is the largest tribe in Western Region in terms of land and population.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ghana Administrative Division: Regions and Districts (2021).
  2. Olson, James Stuart (1996). The peoples of Africa: an ethnohistorical dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press. pp. 589–590. ISBN 978-0-313-27918-8.
  3. TMLT (2021) Detailed Information about the 16 Regions of Ghana and their Capitals. Filed in Articles, Geography and Environmental Studies Project Topics by TMLT Editorials on April 7, 2021.
  4. Lists of Districts in Ghana (2022).


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