Businesses in Nsawam

Categories in Nsawam

Car repair Gas Station Agricultural Production Farming Wholesalers Clothing stores Mobile phone stores Association or Organization Baptist Church Churches Community Center Government Office Methodist Church Mosques Non-Profit Organization Pentecostal Church Presbyterian Church Religion Religious Destination Spiritist Center Computer Service Electronics Store Phone Repair Service Software Company Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Hardware store Housing Development Education Educational Institution Education Center Fashion Designer Graphic Designer Photography Studio Website Designer Bakeries Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Cafes Catering Food and Drink Supplies Grocery stores and supermarkets Pub Restaurants Tailor Banks Financial Institution Hospitals Medical clinic Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Business to Business Service Print Shop Apartment Building Apartment Complex Condominium Complex Housing Complex Real Estate Agency Cosmetics Store General Store Market Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Cold Storage Facility Guest House Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodge Lodging Transportation Service Travel Agency Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Nsawam

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	105
Education	79
Apartments	39
Shopping	30
Religion	24
Restaurants	20
Hospitals	20
Bars, pubs and taverns	20
Other accommodation	20
Hotels and motels	18
Corporate management	18
Grocery stores and supermarkets	17
Gas station	16

Nsawam Facts

Area	143.3 km²
Population	103,113
Male Population	50,845 (49.3%)
Female Population	52,268 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+41.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+17.7%
Median Age	20.6 years (Male: 19.4, Female: 21.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,970 (2022)
Area Codes	34 21
Local Time
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time
Lat & Lng	5.80893, -0.35026

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Nsawam Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	72,847	84,599	87,596	93,799	103,113	108,399	113,563
Population Density	508.3 / km²	590.3 / km²	611.2 / km²	654.5 / km²	719.5 / km²	756.4 / km²	792.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Nsawam Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 17.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Nsawam	+41.5%	+21.9%	+17.7%
Eastern Region (Ghana)	—	—	—
Ghana	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Nsawam Median Age

Median Age: 20.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Nsawam	20.6 yrs	21.9 yrs	19.4 yrs
Eastern Region (Ghana)	20.7 yrs	22 yrs	19.5 yrs
Ghana	20.6 yrs	21.5 yrs	19.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Nsawam Population Density

Population Density: 720 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Nsawam	103,113	143.3 km²	720 / km²
Eastern Region (Ghana)	2.9 million	19,131 km²	150 / km²
Ghana	27.4 million	239,092.8 km²	114 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Nsawam Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Nsawam

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Nsawam Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,589	$3,478	$3,488	$3,982	$5,041	$4,980	$4,913	$4,970
Total GDP	$207M	$233.9M	$259M	$313.2M	$411.2M	$425M	$422.9M	$434.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Nsawam CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Nsawam	70,079 tn	0.68 tn	489 tons/km²
Eastern Region (Ghana)	1,910,343 tn	0.67 tn	99.9 tons/km²
Ghana	16,714,866 tn	0.61 tn	69.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Nsawam CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	70,079 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.68 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	489 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/6/97	3:16 PM	4.4	32.4 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
4/14/90	11:43 AM	3.1	21.7 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
3/29/88	4:54 PM	3.5	35.5 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
2/27/88	12:51 AM	3.4	32 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
12/3/87	10:37 AM	3.1	31.6 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
6/22/39	7:19 PM	6.4	41.9 km	15,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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