Tarkwa geodata
Tarkwa (Western) is a populated place; located in Ghana in Africa/Accra (GMT+0) time zone. With population of 34,941 people, there are 39 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Ghana, 87.5% of cities are located further ↑North; 84.7% of cities are located further →East and 72.2% of cities have higher elevation than Tarkwa. Note1
Tarkwa GPS coordinates[2]
5° 18' 13.788" North, 1° 59' 22.416" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 6.00353°, | -2.69269° |
| Center: | 5.30383°, | -1.98956° |
| Lower-right: | 4.60334°, | -1.28644° |
| Map W x H: | 155.7×155.7 km | = 96.7×96.7mi |
| max Lat: | 11.0616° ⇑87.5% North |
| Tarkwa: | 5.30383° |
| min Lat: | ⇓12.5% South 4.86641° |
| min Long | Tarkwa | max Long |
| -2.78516° | -1.98956° | 1.19012° |
| W 15.3%⇐ | ⇒84.7% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Tarkwa is 66 m = 217 ft, and this is 104.2 m = 342 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
477 m = 1565 ft | 72.2% |
| Avg. | 170.2 m = 558 ft | |
| Tarkwa | 66 m = 217 ft | |
Min E: |
0 m = 0 ft | 27.8% |
See also: Ghana elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Tarkwa is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 589.7 km =366.4 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Tarkwa |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9417.3 | 5851.6 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6811.4 | 4232.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2016.2 | 1252.8 | to North |
| Equator | 589.7 | 366.4 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Tarkwa: (largest is in red/bold)
• Aboso
7.8 km =4.8 mi, 
35°
• Akim Oda
130.9 km =81.3 mi, 
58°
• Akim Swedru
126.1 km =78.4 mi, 58°
• Axim
56.1 km =34.9 mi, 
209°
• Cape Coast
85.2 km =52.9 mi, 
105°
• Dunkwa
76.6 km =47.6 mi, 
17°
• Elmina
74.8 km =46.5 mi, 109°
• Foso
89.5 km =55.6 mi, 60°
• Obuase
106 km =65.9 mi, 19°
• Prestea
22.3 km =13.9 mi, 
310°
• Saltpond
103.4 km =64.2 mi, 
95°
• Sekondi-Takoradi
49.2 km =30.6 mi, 
148°
• Shama Junction
48 km =29.8 mi, 
131°
• Takoradi
51.8 km =32.2 mi, 150°
• Wassa-Akropong
54.7 km =34 mi, 
349°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Ghana existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
