Mampong

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 • MampongheneNana Osei Bonsu II
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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.[1] The town is home to the Mamponghene, Nana Osei Bonsu II.[2]

History

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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

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Economy

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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] On 3 March 1995, Pope John Paul II created the Roman Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong, whose headquarters are located here. It is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Kumasi.[9]

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 60 km (37 mi) 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 1,270 mm (50 in) and the mean monthly temperature ranging from 22 to 30 °C (72 to 86 °F).[3]

Human resources

Health

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Opening of Zipline in Mampong. Ambassador Stephanie Sullivan and her husband joins in for the celebration.

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.[10] 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.[11]

Education

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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.[12]

The following is a list of colleges/universities and senior high schools in Mampong:[13][14]

Colleges/Universities
Senior high schools
  • Amaniampong Senior High School
  • St. Monica's Senior High School
  • St. Joseph Seminary Senior High School, Mampong (formerly Sekyereman Secondary School)
  • Kofiase Adventist Senior High Technical
  • Oduko Boatemaa Senior High School

Notable residents

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Barimah, N. (12 January 2023). "Mampong: Daasebre Osei Bonsu II honoured with a statue". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2010 Mampong Municipal census" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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). doi:10.5281/zenodo.4011810. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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. JSTOR 41405728.
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  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Yar, D.; Kwenin, W.; Balali, G.; et al. (2023). "Food milling machines are hosts to pathogenic bacteria: A cross-sectional study in the Asante Mampong Municipal, Ghana". Scientific African. 20 (8) e01673. doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01673.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A new diocese for West Africa". Anglican Communion News Service. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.David M. Cheney (3 April 2025). "Profile of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Kansas City. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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