Nkoranza Explained

7.5667°N -1.7°W

Official Name:Nkoranza
Settlement Type:Town
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Nkoranza in Bono East Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Bono East Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nkoranza District
Unit Pref:Imperial
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Timezone:GMT
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Nkoranza (or Nkoransa) is a town located in the mid-north of Ghana. It is the district capital of the Nkoranza District in the Bono East Region.[1] [2] [3] [4]

A leading Brong town, the town led the 1892-93 Brong rebellion against the Ashanti.[5] Nkoranza is a town located in the newly created Bono East Region, from the Former Mother Region Brong Ahafo, which use to Host the now Ahafo Region and the current Bono East Region.Nkoranza is now in the Bono East Region whose capital is Techiman. It is divided into two districts: Nkoranza North and Nkoranza south district. Nkoranza is having a market which mostly sell yams, maize and other food stuffs.

Nkoranza South District

Nkoranza south is among the twenty-seven(27) administrative districts in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is found in the center of the Brong Ahafo Region. It shares boundary with Nkoranza North District to the north. It consists of 126 settlements headed by one paramount chief.[6]

Nkoranza North District

Nkoranza north district is one of the twenty-seven (27) administrative districts in the Brong Ahafo Region. It has Busunya as its capital. It shares boundaries with Kintampo South to the south and Nkoranza South to the north

Transport

Nkoranza is the location of a proposed railway station.

Education

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 11 Districts of the Bono East Region . banewsgh.com . 13 February 2019 . 3 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Nkoranza South . 2022-05-17 . mofa.gov.gh.
  3. Web site: Vizzuality . Nkoranza, Brong Ahafo, Ghana Deforestation Rates & Statistics GFW . 2022-05-17 . www.globalforestwatch.org . en.
  4. Web site: Handing Over of Enhanced CIC at Nkoranza, Brong Ahafo Region Ministry of Communications . 2022-05-17 . moc.gov.gh.
  5. Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 130
  6. Web site: One District One Factory (1D1F) . 2022-05-17 . www.moti.gov.gh.
  7. Web site: GNA . 2021-01-20 . Support children to obey COVID-19 protocols, says Amoakohene . 2022-11-16 . Ghana News Agency . en-US.
  8. Web site: MP Presents Desks To Nkoranza Technical School . 2022-11-18 . Modern Ghana . en.
  9. Web site: Boateng . Evans . 25 January 2019 . Nkoranza The Proposed Bono East Capital . 5 March 2024 . Modern Ghana.