Bogoso Explained

Official Name:	Bogoso
Nickname:	Bogoo
Settlement Type:	Municipal Capital
Pushpin Map:	Ghana
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Ghana
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Ghana
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Western Region
Subdivision Type2:	Municipal
Subdivision Name2:	Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population Total:	over 50,000 residents
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:	Religions
Coordinates:	5.5686°N -2.0058°W
Elevation M:	90

Bogoso is a mining town and is the capital of Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Climate

The village of Apiate near Bogoso was the site of a deadly explosion in January 2022, after a heavy truck carrying explosives to a mine was involved in a traffic collision.^[5] ^[6]

Web site: Bogoso . www.tiptopglobe.com . 2 March 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105852/http://www.tiptopglobe.com/city?i=826965&n=Bogoso#lat=5.56667&lon=-2.01667&zoom=7 . dead .
Web site: 18 October 2011 . Western » Prestea-Huni Valley . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120621034138/http://ghanadistricts.com/districts/?news&r=5&_=178 . 21 June 2012 . 19 January 2024 . Ghana District.
Web site: 28 August 2008 . Western Region . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120517131034/http://www.touringghana.com/regions/western_region.asp . 17 May 2012 . 19 January 2024 . Touring Ghana.
Web site: Bogoso Mine, Bogoso-Prestea area, Ashanti gold belt, Western Region, Ghana . www.mindat.org . 2019-02-02.
News: Paquette. Danielle. 21 January 2022. Mining truck explosion kills at least 13 and wounds more than 100 in Ghana. en-US. Washington Post. 2022-01-22. 0190-8286.
News: Winsor. Morgan. 21 January 2022. Massive explosion in Ghana mining region leaves dozens dead or injured. ABC News.