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Kenyasi
Kenyasi is a town in Ghana and it's the capital of the Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region. Kenyasi is a combination of two towns: Kenyasi No.1 and Kenyasi No.2 Kenyasi has abundance of Gold resources hence Newmont, Ghana Ahafo mine having their operations in the area since 2007. Kenyasi has direct routes to places such as Mim, Ahafo( 24 km); Hwidiem ( 5 km); Ntotroso (13 km). Notable secondary educational institution in this town is the OLA Girls Senior High School (Kenyasi) Economy Agricultural farming is the main occupation in Kenyasi. The major cash crops grown in this area is cocoa. Plantain, Cassava are among the food crops grown by residents in the area mostly on subsistence basis. Since 2007 when Newmont Ghana established their Ahafo mine The Ahafo mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Republic of Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the center of the country in Brong-Ahafo Region. The mine has estimated reserves of 17 million oz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahafo Region
The Ahafo Region is a newly created region in Ghana with Goaso as its capital. The region has administrative and governmental legislature like all the ten already existing regions in Ghana. The region was carved out of the south-eastern part of the Brong Ahafo Region and was in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by New Patriotic Party. Prior to the 2016 Ghanaian general election, the then candidate Nana Akufo-Addo declared that when elected, he would explore the possibility of creating new regions out of some of the existing regions in Ghana in order to bring government closer to citizens. The execution of plans for the creation of the regions was assigned to the newly created Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development which is under the leadership of Hon. Dan Botwe. Government of Ghana ministry charged with the responsibility of supervising the creation of new regions in Ghana. In March 2017, the ministry sent the blue print for the creation of the region along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asutifi District
Asutifi District is a former district that was located in Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently in Ahafo Region), Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 1 February 2012 (effectively 28 June 2012), it was split off into two new districts: Asutifi North District (capital: Kenyasi) and Asutifi South District (capital: Hwidiem). The district assembly was located in the southwest part of Brong-Ahafo Region (now central part of Ahafo Region) and had Kenyasi Kenyasi is a town in Ghana and it's the capital of the Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region. Kenyasi is a combination of two towns: Kenyasi No.1 and Kenyasi No.2 Kenyasi has abundance of Gold resources hence Newmont, Ghana Ahafo mine havin ... as its capital town. List of settlements Sources * District: Asutifi District References {{Coord, 6, 59, N, 2, 23, W, region:GH, display=title 2003 disestablishments in Ghana Brong-Ahafo Region Former districts of Ghana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OLA Girls Senior High School (Kenyasi)
Ola Girls' Secondary School is first female second cycle institution in Kenyase No. 2 to be established in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. History Ola Girls' Secondary School was established in 1973 by the Catholic Sisters, Our Lady of Apostles in collaboration with the late Rev James Kwadwo Owusu, and the then Omanhene of the Kenyasi No.2 Traditional Area, Nana Nsiah Ababio. However it officially started on the September 27, 1974 with 34 girls. It was until September, 1976 that it was absorbed into the public school system. References External links * Girls' schools in Ghana High schools in Ghana Boarding schools in Ghana Ahafo Region Educational institutions established in 1973 1973 establishments in Ghana {{Ghana-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asutifi North District
Asutifi North District is one of the six districts in Ahafo Region, Ghana. The District was formerly part of the then-larger Asutifi District since 1988, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Asutifi South District on 28 June 2012. The remaining norther part is Asutifi North District. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Ahafo Region and has Kenyasi as its capital town. References {{coord, 6, 59, N, 2, 23, W, region:GH, display=title Districts of Ahafo Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mim (Ghana)
Mim is a city in the Asunafo North Municipal District in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is a nodal town between Sunyani and Goaso via the N12 road (Ghana), N12 Highway. The distance from Mim to Sunyani is 64 km whilst that of Mim to Goaso is 14 km. Mim also has direct routes to: Kumasi; Accra; Kenyasi;Dormaa Ahenkro; Nkrankwanta and Sefwi Debiso. Mim is known for producing timber, cocoa bean, cocoa and cashew. The estimated population of Mim in 2017 was 30,753 making it the largest town in Ahafo Region and that of Asunafo North Municipal District.https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2019/BA/Asunafo-North.pdf History The settlement of Mim began during the Ashanti wars of 1722. During the reign of Nana Agyemang Prempeh I of Ashanti, the Ashanti Empire, Ashanti kingdom sent warriors to conquer and occupy more lands. Ahafo was annexed in one of such escapades by the Ashanti Warriors. During that time, the present day Mim was a typical rain forest. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Ghana
The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region. There are 261 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (or MMDA's). History The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to assist in development. The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of Ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration. By 2006, an additional 28 districts were created by splitting some of the original 110, bringing their number up to 138. In February 2008, there were more districts created and some were upgraded to municipal status. This brought the final number to 170 districts in Ghana. Since then, a further 46 districts have been added since 28 June 2012 bringing the total to 216 districts. Types of Districts Districts are classified into three types: Ordinary Districts with a minimum population of seventy-five thousa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntotroso
Ntotroso is a town in the Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. The distance from Ntotroso to Kenyasi, the District capital is 13km while that of Sunyani, the Bono regional capital is 41km. Notable tertiary institution in this town, is the Ntotroso Nursing college. Economy Agricultural farming is the main occupation in Ntotroso. The major cash crops grown in this area are cocoa and Rice. Foodstuffs grown in this area are: Cocoyam, Yam, Plantain, Cassava. Since 2007 when Newmont Ghana established their Ahafo mine, a lot of working popilation are employed in the mining firm. Festival The chiefs and people of Ntotroso celebrate the Apomasu Festival. This festival draws both local people and the diaspora A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin. Historically, the word was used first in reference to the dispersion of Greeks in the Hellenic world, and later Jews after .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Ghana
The national flag of Ghana consists of a horizontal triband of Red, Gold, and Green. It was designed in replacement of the British Gold Coast's Blue Ensign. The flag was adopted upon the independence of the Dominion of Ghana on March 6, 1957. It was designed the same year by Theodosia Okoh, a renowned Ghanaian artist. The flag was flown until 1964 and it was then reinstated in 1966. The flag of Ghana consists of the Ethiopian Pan-African colours of red, yellow, and green in horizontal stripes with a black five-pointed star in the centre of the gold stripe. The Ghanaian flag was the second African flag after the flag of the Ethiopian Empire to feature these colours, although the colours are inverted. The flag's design influenced that of the flag of Guinea-Bissau (1973). Design The Ghanaian flag was designed as a tricolour following in a sequence of red, gold and green. The colours are a representation of the country's struggle for independence and a symbol of its rich resou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Ghana
The Regions of Ghana constitute the first level of subnational government administration within the Republic of Ghana. As of 2020, there are currently sixteen regions, which are further divided for administrative purposes into 260 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (or MMDA's). Current regions The former ten regional boundaries were officially established in 1987, when the Upper West Region was inaugurated as the state's newest administrative region. Although the official inauguration was in 1987, the Upper West Region had already functioned as an administrative unit since the break-up of the Upper Region in December 1982, prior to the 1984 national census. The referendum on the creation of six new regions was held on 27 December 2018 – all proposed new regions were approved. Previous regional configurations Independence - 6 March 1957 At Independence in March 1957, the Northern Territories, Trans-Volta Togoland and the Gold Coast came together to for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newmont
Newmont Corporation is a gold mining company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States. It is the world's largest gold mining corporation. Incorporated in 1921, it owns gold mines in Nevada, Colorado, Ontario, Quebec, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Ghana, Argentina, Peru, and Suriname. In addition to gold, Newmont mines copper, silver, zinc and lead. Newmont has approximately 31,600 employees and contractors worldwide, and is the only gold company in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock market index. Newmont is spending $500 million on renewable energy projects through 2025 towards its commitment of reducing carbon emissions by 30% by 2030. Operations History Early years The Newmont Company was founded in 1916 in New York by Colonel William Boyce Thompson as a holding company to invest in Worldwide mineral, oil, and related companies. According to company lore, the name "Newmont" is a portmanteau "New York" and "Montana", reflecting where Thompson made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahafo Mine
The Ahafo mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Republic of Ghana and in the world. The mine is located in the center of the country in Brong-Ahafo Region. The mine has estimated reserves of 17 million oz of gold. The company has been accused of "human rights abuses and irresponsible practices" by Earthworks, an environmental organization, and others. Nonetheless, from its Ahafo and Akyem mines, Newmont is also the largest gold mining conglomerate in Ghana, (that is if one doesn’t consider Gold Fields’ interests in Asanko). Since 2006 when the first gold was poured at Ahafo, followed by Akyem in 2010, and then starting underground mining at Subiku in 2018, Newmont has taken significant strides with an overall objective to creating value and improving lives through sustainable and responsible mining, by developing some very unique and sustainable instruments such as the Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF), and Newmont Akyem The Akyem are an Akan people. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
