Berekum is a city and is the capital of
Berekum Municipal in the
Bono Region
The Bono region is one of the 16 administrative regions of Ghana. It is as a result of the remainder of Brong-Ahafo region when Bono East region and Ahafo region were created. Sunyani, also known as the green city of Ghana, is the regional capit ...
of
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 To ...
.
Berekum has a population of 62,364.
The native language of the Berekum people is the Bono Twi.
Towns
Pepaase, Akroforo, Kotaa, Domeabra, Ampenkro, Mpatasie, Tewbabi, Abisase, Koraso, Adom, Amankokwaa, Jamdede, Domfete, Jinijini, Fetentaa, Ayinasu, Botokrom, Kyereyawkrom, Nkyenkyemam, Nsapo, Amomaso, Nanasuano, Benkasa, Biadan, Senase, Akatim, Gyankontabuo, Kato, Namasua, Kutre 1, Kutre 2, Mpatapo
Climate
Stadiums and sports
Stadiums
*
Golden City Park
Sports
Professional sports teams based in Berekum include:
*
Berekum Chelsea
Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghanaian top-flight league called the First Capital Premier League.
Hist ...
*
Berekum Arsenal
Berekum Arsenal Football Club is a Ghanaian football club based in Berekum in the Bono region of Ghana, about 30 minutes drive west from Sunyani. Founded in 1995, They are currently members of the Division One League.
CAF Cup
In 2006, the c ...
Natives
*
Kwadwo Afari-Gyan
Kwadwo Afari-Gyan (born 18 June 1945) is a Ghanaian academic, political scientist and election administrator. He was Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana from 1993 to 2015.
Early life and education
Afari-Gyan was born on 18 June 1945 a ...
*
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (born 2 December 1990), known mononymously as Badu ( ), is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Accra Great Olympics. He has earned 78 caps for the Ghana national team.
Club career
Early care ...
*
Samuel Amofa
Samuel Amofa (born 23 March 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Liberty Professionals.
Career
Born in Berekum, Brong-Ahafo, Amofa started his career with Dansoman-based team Liberty Professionals in 2019 and ...
*
Kwesi Appiah
*
George Benneh
George Kwabena Effah Benneh (6 March 1934 – 11 February 2021) was a Ghanaian geographer, academic and university administrator who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Legon from 1992 to 1996. He was a professor and lat ...
*
Nkrabeah Effah Dartey
Nkrabeah Effah Dartey is a Ghanaian politician and was the Member of parliament for the Berekum constituency in the 3rd and 4th parliaments of the 4th republic of Ghana.
Early life and education
Effah Dartey obtained his early education at ...
*
Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan ( ; born 22 November 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Legon Cities FC and is the former captain of the Ghanaian national team.
Gyan began his career in 2003 with Ghanaian Premier Leag ...
*
Asiedu Nketia
*
Kofi Adoma Nwanwani
Stephen Kofi Adoma known professionally as Kofi Adoma Nwanwani (born July 20) is a Ghanaian journalist, teacher and philanthropist. He currently works as the director of news for the Angel Broadcasting Network (ABN). He is the founder and CEO o ...
*
John Paintsil
*
Isaac Sackey
References
{{Coord, 7, 27, N, 2, 35, W, region:GH-BA_type:city(44000), display=title
Populated places in the Bono Region