Oduom Explained

Official Name:Oduom
Settlement Type:Town
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:Kumasi Metropolitan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT
Timezone Dst:GMT
Coordinates:6.6922°N -1.5464°W
Elevation M:299

Oduom is a small town in the Kumasi Metropolitan, a district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1]

Geography

Location

Oduom is 15 kilometres from the centre of Kumasi. Oduom is a dormitory town. It serves mainly as a residential areas for workers in various companies in Kumasi.

Boundaries

The town is bordered on the south by Fumesua, to the West by Domeabra, to the east by Boadi and to the North by Kentinkrono.

Notable places

KNUST has part of its teak farm in the town.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://kma.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=dnf&_=6&r=2&rlv=towns Asante Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
  2. http://knust.edu.gh Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology