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{{short description|City in Bono East Region, Ghana}}
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'''Techiman''' ([[Akan language|Akan]]: ''Takyiman'') is a city and the capital of the [[Techiman Municipal District|Techiman Metropolitan District]] and the [[Bono East Region]] of [[Ghana]]. The city is located about {{convert|32|mi}} from [[Sunyani]] and about {{convert|65|mi}} away from [[Kumasi]]. It has a [[tropical savanna climate]], experiencing two wet seasons and a dry season. Techiman has a population of 67,241 as of the 2010 census released by the [[Ghana Statistical Service]]. The majority of ethnic groups in the city included the [[Akan people|Akan]], [[Bono people|Bono]], [[Gonja people|Gonja]], [[Dagomba people|Dagomba]], Sisala, and [[Mamprusi people]]. The mayor of the city's metropolitan, as of 2021 is Benjamin Yaw Gyarko.

The city was formally founded in 1740 and officially established as the Bono-Tekyiman state in the 1940s, after the [[Bono state]]'s capital [[Bono Manso]] was taken over in 1723. After a [[2018 Ghanaian new regions referendum|referendum]] in 2018 was passed with the focus of creating new regions in Ghana, Techiman was selected to be the capital of the newly created region of the Bono East Region.

Techiman is the site of an outdoor agricultural market, one of the largest markets in [[West Africa]]. The market is also where most of the city's economic activity is situated in. The city hold a unique ethnic heritage, as its the center of the [[Akan people]].{{sfn|Renckens|2012|p=36}} Techiman is also a commercial hub in Ghana, as its the cross point of many different [[trunk road]]s from cities such as [[Sunyani]], [[Kumasi]], [[Wa, Ghana|Wa]], and [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]].

== History ==
=== Bono-Tekyiman ===
{{also|List of rulers of the Akan state of Bono-Tekyiman}}
{{further|Bono state}}

The town of Techiman was originally a part of the [[Bono state]]. After [[Bono Manso]], capital of the [[Bono state]], was destroyed by the [[Asante Empire]] in 1723 during the Asante-Bono war, the capital was moved to Techiman in 1740, which ruled a much-reduced kingdom under Asante sovereignty.{{sfn|Warren|1976|p=369}}{{sfn|Arhin|1979|p=13}} As a vassal, Techiman joined the Asante in wars against [[Gonja kingdom|Gonja]] in 1802, [[Gyaman]] in 1818, and [[Ewe people|Ewe]] in the 1860s.{{sfn|Warren|1976|p=369}}

After the [[Third Anglo–Asante War]], a confederation of Brong states led by [[Gyaman]] which included Techiman attempted to secede from the empire with British protection.{{sfn|Arhin|1979|p=13-4}} In 1877, Techiman was destroyed, with the population fleeing to Gyaman. Only in 1896 were did Asantehene [[Prempeh I]] allow them to return.{{sfn|Warren|1976|p=369}}

Between 1896 and 1901 Techiman and the other Brong states were part of the Asante 'protectorate', but were administered separately by the British. Techiman regained control of several villages that had been taken by the Asante in 1723. A series of colonial reorganizations, however, brought Techiman back under the [[Asantehene]]'s purview.{{sfn|Arhin|1979|p=14}}

Techiman joined the Asante Confederacy Council of chiefs in April 1936, but the Techimanhene quickly found that the council would not be the free association of states that he expected. Techiman, along with [[Dormaa]], [[Drobo, Ghana|Drobo]], [[Abease]], [[Suma-Ahenkro]] and [[Antepim-Domase]], seceded from the Confederacy in 1952.{{sfn|Arhin|1979|p=15-6}}

=== Present ===
A [[2018 Ghanaian new regions referendum|referendum]] in 2018 was passed with the focus of creating new regions in Ghana, which resulted in Techiman being selected as the capital of the newly created Bono East Region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/featured/bono-east-officially-created-techiman-is-capital-president-akufo-addo/2019/|title="Bono East Officially Created; Techiman Is Capital" – President Akufo-Addo|date=13 February 2019|work=Ghana Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=23 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/908757/techiman-the-most-suitable-place-for-bono-east-regional-cap.html|title=Techiman; The Most Suitable Place For Bono East Regional Capital|date=11 January 2019|work=ModernGhana|accessdate=23 January 2025}}</ref>

== Geography ==
[[File:Ghana Permaculture Institute Tree Nursery.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Plant nursery|Tree nursery]] in Techiman]]
Techiman is located at coordinates {{coord|7|35|00|N|1|56|10|W|region:GH-BE|display=inline}} and is about {{convert|32|mi}} from Sunyani and about {{convert|65|mi}} away from Kumasi.<ref name="distance calculator">Straight line distances from: Daft Logic; {{cite web|url=http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-distance-calculator.htm|title=Google Maps Distance Calculator|access-date=20 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726200056/http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-distance-calculator.htm|archive-date=26 July 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Metropolitan area ===
Techiman is located in the Techiman Metropolitan District, which has a land area of {{convert|649.0714|sqkm|sqmi}}. The metropolitan is bordered by four districts: the [[Techiman North District]], the [[Wenchi Municipal District]], the Nkronza Municipalities ([[Nkoranza North District]] and [[Nkoranza South Municipal District]]) and the [[Offinso North District]].{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|p=3}}

=== Climate ===
The city has a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Aw''), characterized by two wet seasons and a dry season. The major wet season usually occurs between April and July and the minor one beginning from September to October. The only dry season occurs from November, lasting until March in the following year. The city's experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall annually, with its annual rainfall ranging from {{convert|1260|to|1660|mm|inches}}.{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|pp=3,4}} The average temperature in the city is {{convert|28|C|F}} with a [[relative humidity]] of around 75–80% in the rainy season and 70–72% for the remaining year.<ref name="farm1">{{cite journal|last1=Adu|first1=D. T.|last2=Kuwornu|first2=J.|last3=Somuah|first3=H.|last4=Sasaki|first4=N.|display-authors=3|title=Application of livelihood vulnerability index in assessing smallholder maize farming households' vulnerability to climate change in Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana|journal=Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences|volume=39|issue=1|at=sec. Data Source and Sampling Procedure|date=2018|doi=10.1016/j.kjss.2017.06.009|doi-access=free}}</ref>

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| location     = Techiman(1991–2021)
| single line  = Yes
| metric first = Yes
| Jan high F = 92.8
| Feb high F = 93.8
| Mar high F = 92.3
| Apr high F = 90.2
| May high F = 88.0
| Jun high F = 84.5
| Jul high F = 82.3
| Aug high F = 82.0
| Sep high F = 83.2
| Oct high F = 85.0
| Nov high F = 87.4
| Dec high F = 90.7
| year high F = 
| Jan low F = 70.3
| Feb low F = 73.1
| Mar low F = 74.4
| Apr low F = 74.4
| May low F = 73.6
| Jun low F = 71.9
| Jul low F = 70.8
| Aug low F = 70.6
| Sep low F = 70.8
| Oct low F = 72.3
| Nov low F = 71.6
| Dec low F = 70.4
| year low F = 
| Jan precipitation mm= 23
| Feb precipitation mm= 51
| Mar precipitation mm= 112
| Apr precipitation mm= 137
| May precipitation mm= 138
| Jun precipitation mm= 133
| Jul precipitation mm= 119
| Aug precipitation mm= 128
| Sep precipitation mm= 192
| Oct precipitation mm= 163
| Nov precipitation mm= 76
| Dec precipitation mm= 26
| source 1                = Climate-data.org<ref name=climate>{{cite web
|url =https://en.climate-data.org/africa/ghana/brong-ahafo-region/techiman-32260/ |title = Techiman Climate
|publisher= Climate-data
|access-date=5 October 2023
}}</ref> 
| date                    = June 2013
}}

== Government ==
The metropolitan has a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council form of government]]. The mayor (executive chief) is appointed by the [[president of Ghana]] and approved by the city council, the [[Techiman Municipal District|Techiman Metropolitan Assembly]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ghana/10487.pdf|title=A Guide to District Assemblies in Ghana|publisher=Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Ghana|pages=37, 38|date=2010|isbn=9988572131|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> The current mayor of the metropolitan as of 2021 is Benjamin Yaw Gyarko.<ref name="mayor">{{cite news|url=https://gna.org.gh/2021/09/presidents-nominee-as-techiman-south-mce-confirmed/|title=President’s Nominee as Techiman South MCE confirmed|date=29 September 2021|agency=Ghana News Agency|accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of the 2010 census released by the [[Ghana Statistical Service]], Techiman has a population of 67,241 people.{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|p=88}} About 95% of the population is religious, where about 69.5% are Christian, 27.4% are Islamic, and 0.9% are [[Traditional African religions#West Africa|traditionalists]]. The majority of ethnic groups in the city consists of the [[Akan people|Akan]]s, [[Bono people|Bono]], [[Gonja people|Gonjas]], [[Dagombas]], Sisalas and [[Mamprusi people|Mamprusis]].{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|pp=40, 5}}

== Cityscape ==
Due to the city's rapid growth as a result of its location and commercial importance, there has been an intense need for land and housing. Although, there are more homes being built than any other time periods in the country's history.<ref name="housing">{{cite web|last1=Owusu|first1=G.|last2=Arthur|first2=I. K.|url=https://www.lse.ac.uk/geography-and-environment/assets/documents/FINAL2-Work-Paper-for-WP1-Techiman-for-website1.pdf|title=Households' generation of resources for housing in urban Ghana: The Case of Techiman Municipality|publisher=[[London School of Economics]]|accessdate=21 January 2025}}</ref>{{rp|6}} Most property in Techiman is owned by traditional chiefs.{{sfn|Renckens|2012|pp=35,36}}

There has been a decline of [[Compound (enclosure)|compound housing]] and the increase of [[Single-family detached home|detached housing]] in the city, which could be attributed to the rise of detached housing across Ghana. One exception is Takofiano, a low-income community of both indigenes and migrants located in Techiman dominated by compound housing. The situation is entirely different in Hansua, a high-income peri-urban community where detached housing is the norm. The community used to be farmland which has now being redevelop for the wealthy households in Techiman.<ref name="housing"/>{{rp|7,10}}

A Cattle farmer/trader from Takofiano explained how long building in Techiman takes due to issues relating to financing.<ref name="housing"/>{{rp|17}}
{{blockquote|I started [building a structure] in 1996 and two years ago (2023) I completed it [construction spanned a period of 26 years]. Funds used in putting up this structure [house] were sourced from my work [savings and incomes] and then more recently funds received from my son who is now a teacher based in Kumasi. When I started the building, my son was a little child, and it’s taken all these years to now complete it.}}

== Economy ==
{{also|Economy of Ghana}}
[[File:Farm equipment manufactured by Tamale Instruments in Techiman, Ghana (14281946527).jpg|thumb|240px|Farm equipment in Techiman]]
The dominated employing economic sector is [[agriculture]] (36%), followed by [[Service (economics)|service]] and [[sales]] (28.2%). The city's economy is mostly rural.{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|pp=6,60}}

=== Agriculture ===
Agriculture is the highest employing economic sector in the city, with about 36% of the population employed in the sector{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|p=6}} and about 44% of households in the city producing crops and/or raising [[livestock]]. About 48%, or less than half of the city, is considered to be [[Food security|food secure]], while the rest of the population experienced mild to severe food insecurity. Also, one in five households in Techiman experiences severe food insecurity.{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|p=6}}<ref name="agriculture1">{{cite journal|last1=Ayerakwa|first=H. M.|last2=Dzanku|first2=F. M.|last3=Sarpong|first3=D. B.|title=The geography of agriculture participation and food security in a small and a medium-sized city in Ghana|journal=Agricultural and Food Economics|date=2020|volume=8|issue=10|doi=10.1186/s40100-020-00155-3|doi-access=free|hdl=10419/240268|hdl-access=free}}</ref>{{rp|8}}<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Oppong-Kyeremeh|first1=H.|last2=Bannor|first2=R. K.|title=Fruits and Vegetables Consumption Behaviour: A Case Study of Rural and Urban Households in the Techiman Municipality, Ghana|journal=Agricultural Research|date=2020|volume=10|doi=10.1007/s40003-020-00505-z}}</ref>

A significant share of land used for agriculture is in the control of the government. Farming in the city has the purpose of improving land use, while in other cities in Ghana such as [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], farming is motivated by commercial gains and consumption of goods.<ref name="agriculture1"/>{{rp|14,15}}

=== Trade ===
The majority of traders are located in Techiman market, which had seen increased marketing of food items primarily contributed to its female traders. Most of the city's economic activity is situated in the market, where it is a centre for the trading of food amenities such as [[Cooking banana|plantain]]s, [[cassava]], [[grain]]s, and [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]]s, which is what the Techiman market is renowned for. The market, one of the largest in the country and in West Africa,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ali|first=B.|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-techiman-market-trading-post-for-west-africa.html|title=Techiman Market: Trading post for West Africa|date=24 June 2023|work=Graphic Online|accessdate=22 January 2025}}</ref>{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|p=6}} provides 70% of the metropolitan's revenues in the city.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Dennis|first1=C.|last2=Peprah|first2=E.|title=Coping with transition through organisation Techiman Market, Ghana|journal=[[Gender & Development]]|date=1995|volume=3|issue=3|doi=10.1080/741921862}}</ref> Overall, prices at the market during non-drought years are more variable than the prices in [[Bolgatanga]] and [[Cape Coast]] {{see above|{{section link||Climate}}, above}}, which places the city in a good position to stabilize prices through internal trade.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Alderman|first1=H.|last2=Shively|first2=G.|author-link2=Gerald Shively|title=Prices and markets in Ghana|date=1991|publisher=[[Cornell University]]|series=Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program|isbn=9781564011107|page=14|oclc=
ocm28377892}}</ref>

=== Non-governmental organizations ===
Agrico Hub, a [[NGO]] which empowers young people to utilize digital media for innovation, partnered up with Ghana Tech Lab to organized a six-week digital media start-up summit in Techiman in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gna.org.gh/2021/07/ngo-organises-digital-media-training-for-young-people-in-techiman/|title=NGO organises digital media training for young people in Techiman|date=15 July 2021|agency=Ghana News Agency|accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref> Another NGO, the Rural Initiators and Motivators Development Association (RIMDA), has a branch in Techiman which specializes in social development of rural and deprived urban dwellers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washghana.net/node/1055|title=Rural Initiators and Motivators Development Association (RIMDA)|work=Resource Centre Network Ghana|accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref>

== Culture ==
=== Sports ===
Techiman is home to three football clubs: [[Techiman Eleven Wonders FC|Techiman Eleven Wonders]], [[Ampem Darkoa Ladies F.C.]], and [[Techiman City FC]]. All three teams play at the [[Ohene Ameyaw Stadium]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Divison-of-One-side-Techiman-Eleven-Wonders-appoint-new-directors-1720841|title=Divison of One side Techiman Eleven Wonders appoint new directors|work=GhanaWeb|date=25 February 2023|accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/ampem-darkoa-ladies-on-brink-of-title-in-northern-zone-preview|title=Ampem Darkoa Ladies on brink of title in Northern Zone – Preview|work=Ghana Football Association|accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/eleven-wonders-grapple-with-chelsea-at-ohene-ameyaw-park-on-monday|title=Eleven Wonders grapple with Chelsea at Ohene Ameyaw Park on Monday|work=Ghana Football Association|accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref> although the Techiman Eleven Wonders were banned from playing in the stadium for the [[2020–21 Ghana Premier League|2020–21 Ghana Premier League season]] due to concerns related to the virus [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/gpl-gfa-bans-eleven-wonders-for-violating-covid-19-protocols-in-draw-against-kotoko/|title=GPL: GFA bans Eleven Wonders for violating Covid-19 protocols in draw against Kotoko|work=Joy Online|date=4 April 2021|accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref>

== Education ==
[[File:Techiman Senior High School.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Techiman Senior High School]]]]
Techiman is home to the [[Techiman Senior High School]], established on 1 November 1963 as a part of Kwame Nkrumah's [[Ghana Education Trust Fund]] with support from then ''Omanhene'' of Techiman, Nana Kwakye Ameyaw II.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bonney|first=E.|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/education/ghana-news-techiman-shs-cries-for-more-facilities-at-60th-anniversary.html|title=Techiman SHS cries for more facilities at 60th anniversary|work=Graphic Online|date=14 November 2023|accessdate=22 January 2025}}</ref>

== Healthcare ==
Healthcare in Techiman is administered by the Regional Health Directorate (RHD), directed by Dr. Fred Adomako. The lead hospital in the region is the Techiman Holy Family Hospital, established in 1954 by the [[Medical Mission Sisters]] owned and operated by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Techiman|Diocese of Techiman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ghs.gov.gh/bono-east/|title=Bono East Region|work=Ghana Health Service|accessdate=21 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911032659/https://ghs.gov.gh/bono-east/|archive-date=11 September 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hfhtechiman.org/about_us.html|title=About Us|work=Holy Family Hospital|accessdate=22 January 2025}}</ref> The city has one of the best [[National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana)|National Health Insurance Schemes]] in the country, with the Meli-med Clinic and the Techiman Health Centre awarded the best clinic and the latter as the best health centre.{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|p=8}}

== Transport ==
[[File:Techiman Hollyfamily Roundabout.jpg|thumb|240px|A [[roundabout]] in Techiman]]
Techiman is an all-around bustling commercial centre, due to [[trunk road]]s from Sunyani, [[Kumasi]], [[Wa, Ghana|Wa]] and Tamale all meeting at the city.{{sfn|Ghana Statistical Service|2014|pp=40,5}} The main road passing through Techiman is the [[N10 road (Ghana)|N10]]. Due to the good state that the road is in, trade between the cities of Bolgatanga, Tamale, and Kumasi is high.<ref>{{cite conference|last1=Martey|first1=E.|last2=Gatti|first2=N.|last3=Goldsmith|first3=P. D.|url=https://baylislab.ace.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Market_integration_Ghana_draftweb.pdf|title=Assessing the Effectiveness of Inter-regional Trade in Ghana's Soybean Markets|conference=[[Agricultural & Applied Economics Association]]|publisher=[[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]]|page=10|date=August 2018|accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref>

== International relations ==
=== Sister cities &ndash; twin towns ===
{{also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Africa#Ghana}}
Techiman, in partnership with nearby [[Sunyani]], currently has a [[sister city]] relationship with:
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Alabama.svg|size=20px}} [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]], [[Alabama]] (2011)<ref>{{cite news|last=Foshee|first=T.|title=Sister Cities delegates gather in Tuscaloosa to mark friendship|url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110826/NEWS/110829796/1007?Title=Sister-Cities-delegates-gather-in-Tuscaloosa-to-mark-friendship|newspaper=[[The Tuscaloosa News]]|date=26 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022083610/https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110826/NEWS/110829796/1007?Title=Sister-Cities-delegates-gather-in-Tuscaloosa-to-mark-friendship|archive-date=22 October 2014|access-date=26 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Notable People ==
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* [[Kamaldeen Sulemana]], professional footballer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kamaldeen Sulemana|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Kamaldeen-Sulemana-5410 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031071532/https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Kamaldeen-Sulemana-5410 |archive-date=31 October 2021|access-date=18 January 2025|work=GhanaWeb}}</ref>
* [[Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah]], politician<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2024 |title=Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Martin-Adjei-Mensah-Korsah-6283 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609072008/https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Martin-Adjei-Mensah-Korsah-6283 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |access-date=18 January 2025|work=GhanaWeb}}</ref>
* [[Haminu Draman]], professional footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Draman's the man for Lokomotiv |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01c2-0f84b2f5aacb-bca6db635924-1000--draman-s-the-man-for-lokomotiv/ |work=[[UEFA]]|access-date=18 January 2025|date=19 June 2007}}</ref>
* [[KABA (radio personality)|KABA]], radio presenter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/kaba-of-asempa-fm-dies-after-short-illness.html|title=KABA of Asempa FM dies after short illness|first=E.|last=Frimpong|work=Graphic News|accessdate=18 January 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Sunyani]]
* [[List of cities in Ghana]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Work cited ==
{{refbegin}}
;Governmental
* {{cite report|url=https://www2.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/2010_District_Report/Brong%20Ahafo/TECHIMAN%20Municipal.pdf|title=2010 Population & Housing Census|location=Techiman Municipality|date=2014|work=[[Ghana Statistical Service]]|ref={{harvid|Ghana Statistical Service|2014}}}}

;Journals
* {{cite book |last=Arhin |first=Kwame |year=1979 |title=A Profile of Brong Kyempim: Essays on the Archaeology, History, Language and Politics of the Brong Peoples of Ghana |publisher=Institute of Development Studies and Partner Organisations |series=Monograph |url=https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/articles/monograph/A_profile_of_Brong_Kyempim_essays_on_the_archaeology_history_language_and_politics_of_the_Brong_peoples_of_Ghana/26477404?file=48250279 |access-date=24 April 2025}}
* {{cite journal|last=Renckens|first=E.|title=Decentralization of Ghana|journal=Agora Journal of Urban Planning and Design|date=2012|publisher=[[Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning]]|hdl=2027.42/120392}}
* {{cite journal|last=Warren|first=D. M.|title=The Use and Misuse of Ethnohistorical Data in the Reconstruction of Techiman-Bono (Ghana) History|date=1976|journal=[[Ethnohistory (journal)|Ethnohistory]]|volume=23|issue=4|jstor=481652}}
{{refend}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book|last=Brempong|first=O.|title=Oral Tradition in Ghana: The History of Bonokyempim and Techiman Politics|date=1998|oclc=148111632|publisher=[[University of Ghana]]}}
* {{cite book|last=Warren|first=D. M.|title=The Techiman-Bono of Ghana: an ethnography of an Akan society|date=1975|publisher=[[Kendall Hunt Publishing Company|Kendall Hunt]]|oclc=
1363904|isbn=9780840311221}}

== External links ==
* {{url|tecma.gov.gh|Official website}}
* {{Commons-inline}}

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{{geographic location
|Centre = Techiman
|N = [[Tuobodom]]
|NW = [[Buoyem]]
|S = [[Wenchi]]
|E = [[Nkoranza]]
|W = [[Aworowa]]
}}
{{GhanaLargestCities|state=collapsed}}
{{Districts of the Bono East Region}}
{{portal bar|Africa|Cities}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Populated places in the Bono East Region]]
[[Category:Regional capitals in Ghana]]
[[Category:Bono East Region]]