Mampong
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Mampong is a town and the capital of the Mampong Municipal in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] As of 2012, the town has a population of 42,037 people.[2] The town is home to the Mamponghene, Nana Osei Bonsu II.[3]
History
Template:Also Agona-Akrofoso, often regarded as 'Old Mampong', was the capital of the Mampong state, one of 4 Akan states under the Denkyira state.[4] It is suspected to have been formed around the same time as Kumasi. The capital was the first place to host the Mampong Stool or Silver-Stool of the Mamponghene. Shortly after the formation of the Ashanti Kingdom, the capital was moved to an area called Botaase, later known as Mampong.[5][6]
Administration
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Economy
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". About 60% of the labor force is engaged in agriculture, followed by the service, commerce and manufacturing sectors. Major crops grown include carrots and groundnuts.[1] Small business can be located all across the town, including milling machines, which plays a big role in the local food industry. Although, the mills have a high chance of being contaminated, resulted in foodborne poisoning.[7]
Culture
Mampong is located in the Mampong traditional area along with 48 other population centers.[4] The town is also the centre of the Anglican Diocese of Asante Mampong, inaugurated in 2014.[8]
Geography
The town is bordered by the Sekyere South district to the south, Sekyere Central district to the east and Ejura Sekyedumase district towards the north.[1] It is located about Script error: No such module "convert". from Kumasi.[6]
Mampong has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), experiencing wet seasons and a dry season and the temperature being hot year-round. The average annual rainfall is around Script error: No such module "convert". and the mean monthly temperature ranging from Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
Human resources
Health
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On 10 October 2019, the Ghana Drone Delivery Service launched a medical drone delivery base in Mampong, one of four population centers in the country included in the program.[9] The facility's goal is to use drones to deliver medical supplies all across the region. The drones are operated by Zipline, a robotics company based in California.[10]
Education
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The following is a list of colleges/universities and senior high schools in Mampong:[12][13]
- College of Agriculture Education (University of Education Mampong Campus)
- Nursing And Midwifery Training College, Mampong
- Mampong Technical College of Education
- St. Monica's College of Education
- Amaniampong Senior High School
- St. Monica's Senior High School
- St. Joseph Seminary Senior High School, Mampong (formerly Sekyereman Secondary School)
- Kofiase Adventist Senior High Technical
- Oduko Boatemaa Senior High School
Notable residents
- Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa (1936–1979), former Head of State, soldier and politician[14]
- Akwasi Ampofo Adjei (born 1947), founder and leader of Kumapim Royals Band, highlife musician[15]
- J. H. Kwabena Nketia (1921–2019), ethnomusicologist and composer[16]
- Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko (1928–2021), lawyer[17]
- Gerald Asamoah (born 1978), retired footballer who played for the Germany national football team and FC Schalke 04[18]
- Benjamin Samuel Kofi Kwakye (born n/a), former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service[19]
- Agyeman Badu Akosa (born 1953), Ghanaian educator, politician, pathologist[20]
- Reginald Reynolds Amponsah (1919–2009), potter, politician, former Minister of State[21]
See also
References
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External links
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