Mpraeso | |
Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mpraeso in Eastern Region, Ghana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kwahu South District |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 11,190[1] |
Timezone: | GMT |
Timezone Dst: | GMT |
Coordinates: | 6.58°N -0.7297°W |
Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana,[2] 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.[1]
Mpraeso is in the Mpreaso Constituency led by Hon. Davis Opoku Ansah, a member of the New Patriotic Party.[3]
The headwaters of the Pra River are near Twenedurase.
Mpraeso Secondary School (MPASS) is in Mpraeso .[4]
The discovery of Bauxite near Mpraeso, announced in 1924, led to the development of the Bauxite mining industry along the Volta River.[5]
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]