| Official Name: | Dompoase |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ashanti Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Adansi North District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Timezone Dst: | GMT |
| Coordinates: | 6.2667°N -26°W |
| Elevation M: | 204 |
Dompoase, a suburb of Kumasi, and located in the Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] [2] The place is known for Dompoase Senior High School.[3] It is a town of 30,000 people in Ghana. Kumasi is the capital of the region, considered the wealthiest and most powerful in the nation. It is the area of most cocoa production, as well as gold mining.[4]
At the beginning of the 17th century, Dompoase was the capital of the Adansi tribe. It held this position until the mid-17th century.[5]
In November 2009, Dompoase was the site of a collapse of an illegal gold mine, in which 18 people were killed, including 13 women. National officials said this was the worst mine collapse in Ghanaian history. It highlighted dangers for the galamseys, thousands of independent artisanal workers in gold mining who work by hand. Many women work as porters and sorters in such operations. In neighboring francophone nations, such workers are known as orpailleurs.