Mampong Explained

Official Name:Asante Mampong
Settlement Type:District Capital
Pushpin Map:Ashanti
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mampong within Ashanti
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Mampong Municipal
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mamponghene
Leader Name:Nana Osei Bonsu II
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:42,037[2]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicity
Population Blank1:Ashante
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:GMT
Coordinates:7.0667°N -25°W
Postal Code:AM
Area Code:032
Blank Name:climate
Blank Info:Aw

Mampong is a town and the capital of the Mampong Municipal in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[3] As of 2012, the town has a population of 42,037 people.[2] The town is home to the Mamponghene, Nana Osei Bonsu II.[1]

History

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

See main article: Mampong (Ghana parliament constituency).

Economy

See main article: Economy of Ashanti. 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.[3] 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.[3] It is located about 60km (40miles) 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 1270mm and the mean monthly temperature ranging from 22to.[3]

Human resources

Health

See also: List of hospitals in Ashanti. 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

See also: List of senior high schools in the Ashanti Region. The biggest educational institution in the town is the Mampong Technical College of Education. It was established in 1967 as a teacher education institution and was accredited to the tertiary level of education in 2007. It is affiliated with the University of Education, Winneba.[11]

The following is a list of colleges/universities and senior high schools in Mampong:[12] [13]

Colleges/Universities
Senior high schools

Notable residents

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barimah. N.. Mampong: Daasebre Osei Bonsu II honoured with a statue. 12 January 2023. Daliy Graphic. 29 July 2024.
  2. Web site: World Gazetteer online . World-gazetteer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111172126/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=1170623253&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-85&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x . 2012-01-11 .
  3. Web site: 2010 Mampong Municipal census. Ghana Statistical Service. 28 July 2024.
  4. Agyei. I.. Adu-Agyem. J.. Agyapong. K.A.. 11 November 2013. The Philosophical And Aesthetic Significance Of The Silver-Stool Of Mampong-Asante In Ghana. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development. 2. 11. 10.5281/zenodo.4011810. free. 28 July 2024.
  5. Wilks. Ivor. 1960. Mampong, Ashanti: A Traditional History to the Reign of Nana Safo Kantanka. Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana. 4. 2. 21–25. 41405728. 28 July 2024.
  6. Wilks. Ivor. 1960. A Note on the Traditional History of Mampong. Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana. 4. 2. 26–29. 41405729. 28 July 2024.
  7. Yar. D.. Kwenin. W.. Balali. G.. Assoah. E.. 3. 2023. Food milling machines are hosts to pathogenic bacteria: A cross-sectional study in the Asante Mampong Municipal, Ghana. Scientific African. 20. 8. e01673. 10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01673. free.
  8. Web site: A new diocese for West Africa. 25 November 2014. Anglican Communion News Service. 7 December 2014.
  9. Sylverken. A.. Owusu. M.. Agbavor. B.. Ayisi-Boateng. N.. 3. 1 November 2022. Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa. PLOS One. 17. 11. e0277057 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0277057. free . 36318579 . 2022PLoSO..1777057S . "...Located in Mampong in the Ashanti region and the Omenako site in the Eastern region of Ghana,...". 9624400.
  10. Web site: Ghana launches second drone delivery base at Asante Mampong. 10 October 2019. Graphic Online. 29 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Mampong Technical College of Education. T-tel. 4 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809224749/https://www.t-tel.org/coes-network/colleges/articles/mampong-technical-college-of-education. 9 August 2020. dead.
  12. Web site: 2021-03-26 . Meduma arson: Victim gets support to enable him further his education - MyJoyOnline.com . 2022-05-26 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
  13. Web site: Learning centers in Mampong Municipal District, Ashanti Region . 2023-05-23 . ghana-streets.openalfa.com . en-US.
  14. Web site: Lt. Gen Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa Profile . 12 August 2024 . GhanaWeb. https://web.archive.org/web/20070608110956/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/pop-up.php?ID=121. 8 June 2007. live.
  15. Web site: 3 August 2004. Akwasi Ampofo Adjei dies. 12 August 2024. ghanaweb.com.
  16. News: Ngnenbe. T.. Professor Kwabena Nketia celebrated. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717212821/https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/professor-kwabena-nketia-celebrated.html. 17 July 2018. Graphic Online. 28 June 2016. 12 August 2024. live.
  17. Eight Top Officers Executed . Ghana News . July 1979 . 8 . 7 . 6 . 12 August 2024 . Embassy of Ghana . Washington.
  18. Web site: 28 May 2021. Sporting director Rouven Schröder fills key first-team positions - Fußball - Schalke 04. 12 August 2024. Fußball. en-US.
  19. Web site: Retired IGPs present document to Government. 5 October 2006. 12 August 2024.
  20. Web site: COVID-19: Prof. Badu Akosa Unhappy With Akufo-Addo Lifting Of Lockdown. 12 August 2024. Modern Ghana. en.
  21. News: 2009-06-20 . R R Amponsah to be buried on September 3. GhanaWeb. 12 August 2024.

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