Offuman Explained
Official Name: | Offuman |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Bono East region |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
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Offuman is a town in the Bono East Region of Ghana.[1] Offuman, which is pronounced by the natives as "Fuman" is in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region of Ghana. It is located at the North-Eastern part of Techiman, 21 kilometers from Tuobodom. It also lies 13 Km South-West of Wenchi. Offuman has a population of 8,277. The king (Omanhene in the Akan language) of Offuman in the 18th century up until the 1930s was Nana kwasi Duah Later his brother Nana kwasi Fah became the successor when he (Nana kwasi Duah) passed away. In the early days, the only elementary school in Offuman was the Wesley Methodist School .[2] [3] The school is a second cycle institution.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: "Bono East Officially Created; Techiman Is Capital" – President Akufo-Addo. 2020-08-18. presidency.gov.gh. en-gb.
- Web site: Educational Institutions. www.centralregion.gov.gh. 12 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801035651/http://www.centralregion.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=57. 1 August 2017. dead.
- Web site: References » Schools/Colleges. www.modernghana.com. 12 August 2011.
- Web site: List of Secondary Schools in Ghana. www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. 12 August 2011.