Apinamang Explained

6.0824°N -0.6928°W

Official Name:Akyem Apinamang
Other Name:Apinamang
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Apinamang in Eastern Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Denkyembour
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:GMT
Timezone Dst:GMT
Coordinates:6.0824°N -0.6928°W

Akyem Apinamang is a mining community near Akwatia in the Denkyembour District in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1] [2] [3] The people of Akyem Apinamang celebrate the Kobredwa Festival.[4]

History

In 2017, the Chief of Apinamang was Osabarima Bibiarawonemere Oware Asare Pinkro III.

In February 2023, Professor Sam Agyei-Ampomah who was the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration was enstooled as a sub-chief of Akyem Apinamang.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kwafo . Eric Nana Yaw . 20 January 2022 . Obuasi: St. Dominic Hospital denies causing baby’s hand to rot due to alleged medical negligence . 21 January 2024 . Modern Ghana.
  2. Web site: 2021-09-09 . 3 illegal miners die in a pit at Akyem Apinamang - MyJoyOnline . 2024-01-21 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2022-02-24 . Man gets 6 years for stealing excavator parts at Akyem-Apinamang - MyJoyOnline . 2024-01-22 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Nyavi . Getrude Ankah . 29 November 2017 . Akyem Apinamang marks Kobredwa Festival . 22 January 2024 . Graphic Online.
  5. Web site: Ennin Abbey . Emelia . 15 February 2023 . GIMPA lecturer enstooled sub-chief . 22 January 2024 . Graphic Online.