Biriwa is a town of Mfantsiman Municipal District in the Central Region of Ghana. In 2011, the town had a population between 7,000 and 10,000. The main occupation is fishing, with a few people engaged in farming. It is a traditional setting which celebrates the Okyir festival every October. The current chief of the town, Nana Kwabonko V, resides in Saltpond.