Mpraeso

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Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana,[1] located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. Mpraeso has a 2013 settlement population of 11,190 people.[2]

Politics

Mpraeso is in the Mpreaso Constituency led by Hon. Davis Opoku Ansah, a member of the New Patriotic Party.[3]

Geography

The headwaters of the Pra River are near Twenedurase.

Education

Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS) is in Mpraeso .[4]

Mining

The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.[5]

Arts

Mpraeso is famous for manufacturing pottery, particularly for its grinding bowls: shallow dishes with strong, inverted rims and ridges on the interior used to grind vegetables using a small wooden pestle.[6]

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