Wasa people

The Wassa are Akan people who live predominantly in Ghana.

Territory
Wassa territory covers 9,638 km2, almost the same as Central Region (9,826 km2); Western Region as a whole now covers 14,293 km2.

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

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